直系親屬

Chinese

		directly related; of one's immediate family	kinsfolk; relatives
trad. (直系親屬)		直系	親屬
simp. (直系亲属)		直系	亲属

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhíxì qīnshǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄒㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄕㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ hai⁶ can¹ suk⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhíxì qīnshǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄒㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄕㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhsì cinshǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chih²-hsi⁴ chʻin¹-shu³
    • Yale: jŕ-syì chīn-shǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrshih chinshuu
    • Palladius: чжиси циньшу (čžisi cinʹšu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik⁶ hai⁶ can¹ suk⁶
    • Yale: jihk haih chān suhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ hai⁶ tsan¹ suk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ hei⁶ cen¹ sug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² hɐi̯²² t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ sʊk̚²/

Noun

直系親屬

1. next of kin; near kin; immediate family

Usage notes

It usually includes one's parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, and spouse.