堂哥
táng gē
Pinyin

Definition

堂哥
 - 
táng gē
  1. older male patrilineal cousin

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

哥
gē
  1. 1 elder brother
哥哥
gē ge
  1. 1 older brother
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 classifier: 位 wèi
大哥
dà gē
  1. 1 eldest brother
  2. 2 big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself)
  3. 3 gang leader
  4. 4 boss
天堂
tiān táng
  1. 1 paradise
  2. 2 heaven
帅哥
shuài gē
  1. 1 handsome guy
  2. 2 lady-killer
  3. 3 handsome (form of address)

Idioms (15)

上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
  1. 1 high-sounding
  2. 2 dignified
  3. 3 pompous (idiom)
升堂入室
shēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
  1. 1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
  1. 1 four generations under one roof (idiom)

Sample Sentences

堂哥，堂弟，堂姐，堂妹
tánggē ，tángdì ，tángjiě ，tángmèi
Elder male cousin, younger male cousin, older female cousin, younger female cousin, all with the same surname as yourself.
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