"Relatives" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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族人 zú rén clansman / clan members / relatives / ethnic minority
亲属 qīn shǔ kin / kindred / relatives
亲族 qīn zú relatives / members of the same family, clan, tribe etc
亲眷 qīn juàn relatives
戚 qī (bound form) relatives / kin / (bound form) grief / sorrow / (old) battle-axe
亲人 qīn rén one's close relatives
亲友 qīn yǒu friends and relatives
亲朋 qīn péng relatives and friends
亲家 qìng jia parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law / relatives by marriage
抚恤 fǔ xù (of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury
天各一方 tiān gè yī fāng (of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other
思亲 sī qīn to remember one's parents / to feel homesick for one's relatives
先 xiān beforehand / first / earlier / at first / originally / for the time being / for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
六亲 liù qīn six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3] / one's kin
裙带关系 qún dài guān xi favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates
舍 shè (bound form) residence / house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3]
六亲不认 liù qīn bù rèn not recognizing one's family (idiom) / self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
皇亲国戚 huáng qīn guó qī the emperor relatives (idiom) / person with powerful connections
徇私枉法 xùn sī wǎng fǎ to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
六亲无靠 liù qīn wú kào orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom) / no one to rely on / left to one's own devices
门子 mén zi door / doorman (old) / hanger-on of an aristocrat / social influence / pull / classifier for relatives, marriages etc
三亲六故 sān qīn liù gù old friends and relatives
堂房 táng fáng remote relatives (with the same family name)
戚友 qī yǒu relatives and friends
族诛 zú zhū to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
杀熟 shā shú to swindle associates, friends or relatives
疏不见亲 shū bù jiàn qīn lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives / blood is thicker than water (idiom)
茂亲 mào qīn one's capable and virtuous relatives
裙带风 qún dài fēng the practice of favoring sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (by extension) culture of favoritism towards relatives, friends and associates
走亲戚 zǒu qīn qi to visit relatives
走亲访友 zǒu qīn fǎng yǒu to visit one's friends and relatives
远门近枝 yuǎn mén jìn zhī near and distant relatives
拉丁美洲失踪的被拘禁者亲属协会联合会  Latin American Federation of Associations of Relatives of Disappeared Detainees
族灭 zú miè to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
没亲没故 méi qín méi gù without relatives or friends
亲旧 qīn jiù relatives and old friends
家亲 jiā qīn older generation in one's household (often referring to one's parents) / one's deceased close relatives
诛九族 zhū jiǔ zú to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲 qióng zài nào shì wú rén wèn , fù zài shēn shān yǒu yuǎn qīn the poor are ignored in the busiest city / the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain
依亲 yī qīn (Tw) to be in the care of one's relatives / to be dependent on a relative / to draw on family connections
裙带亲 qún dài qīn relatives of the wife (slightly pejorative)
七大姑八大姨 qī dà gū bā dà yí distant relatives
求亲靠友 qiú qīn kào yǒu to rely on the help of relatives and friends
一人得道，鸡犬升天 yī rén - dé dào , jī quǎn - shēng tiān lit. when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / fig. when somebody attains a position of power and influence, their relatives and friends also benefit
没亲没故 méi qīn méi gù without relatives or friends
红蛋 hóng dàn red-dyed egg, traditionally given to friends and relatives one month after the birth of one's child
裙带关系 qún dài - guān xi (idiom) favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (idiom) (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates
鸡犬升天 jī quǎn - shēng tiān lit. (when a person attains enlightenment and immortality), even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / fig. (when somebody attains a position of power and influence), their relatives and friends also benefit / (2nd half of the saying 一人得道，雞犬升天|一人得道，鸡犬升天[yi1ren2-de2dao4, ji1quan3-sheng1tian1])
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