Chinese family tree titles — Chinese kinship terms — detailed table — Chinese family relationship title diagram -- cheng1 wei4 称谓/ titles, appellation, form of address

Have you ever wondered “What is the difference between 外公 wai4 gong1 (grandpa, from maternal side) and 爷爷 ye2 ye5 (grandpa from paternal side), 外婆 wai4 po2 (grandma from maternal side) and 奶奶 nai3 nai5 (grandma from paternal side), 舅舅 jiu4 jiu5 (uncle from maternal side) and 叔叔 shu2 shu5 (uncle from paternal side), and gu1 gu5 姑姑 (aunt from paternal side) and 阿姨 a1 yi2 (aunt from maternal side)?” If you want to learn more about Chinese family relationship titles, this is the website that you need to go to:
http://www.kwanfamily.info/culture/familytitles_table.php

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