| 堂兄弟 |
táng xiōng dì |
father's brother's sons / paternal male cousin |
| 堂 |
táng |
(main) hall / large room for a specific purpose / CL:间 / relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family / of the same clan / classifier for classes, lectures etc / classifier for sets of furniture |
| 堂兄 |
táng xiōng |
older male patrilineal cousin |
| 兄 |
xiōng |
elder brother |
| 兄弟 |
xiōng dì |
brothers / younger brother / CL:个 / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal |
| 弟 |
dì |
younger brother / junior male / I (modest word in letter) |
| 弟 |
tì |
variant of 悌 |