Call custom

In China, traditional degrees concepts exist for a long time,to itself as the center, there are four generations of elders, there are four generations of younger people, forming a "emperor, ancestor, ancestors, father, myself, son, grandchildren, great-great-great-grandson," the "Aboriginal" blood relationship, which is nine levels. If the genetic relationship between the collateral and linked by marriage, they form a large family system. There is only one part of the election to show the hierarchy.

First layer: grandfather, grandmother, grandfather, grandmother (long second generation)

The second layer: father, mother, uncle, aunt, uncle, aunt, uncle, aunt, uncle, aunt, uncle, aunt, father, mother (a generation)

The third layer: (own) brother, sister, sister, brother, sister, brother, cousin, Tangsao, cousin, Biaosao, brother-, Qi Mei, Jin Xiong (peers)

The fourth layer: the son, daughter, nephew, nephew, Neizhi, nephew-law (later generation)

Fifth layer: grandson, granddaughter, grandson, granddaughter, grandnephew, grandniece, Sun Xi, foreign Sunxi (late second generation)

Kinship is a generational division, no age limit, brother years older than his brother, brother's children off than the children years older generations later, descendants of the door and the door of the offspring compared to their peers may difference a few years old, does not affect generational relations, there are often long-bearded grandfather grandson or embrace. Therefore, Han Chang, "Gate turn junior," said.

Relatives also called for the community or neighborhood between strangers to that kind and respect. For example: neighborhood peers often brother, sister commensurate, the young people said their parents the same age uncle, aunt etc., said the grandfather of the same age man grandparents , Grandma, Grandpa and so on. In general, attention level, master point of view, the use of the title are important in the different age levels, titles are also different, especially the title on the envelope. If his son to the father, mother wrote, the letter should be referred to as "adult parents" or "Mom and Dad," and the title on the envelope is an angle issue. Said Mr. Ⅹ or duties is appropriate.

Life, in order to express the respect, but also pay attention to levels of a particular phenomenon. Such as: a family has a respected elders, younger family called Grandpa, Grandma etc. neighbors of all ages, may refer to as Grandpa, Grandma,but before title often labeled name. Such as "Dream of Red Mansions" Granny Liu, "Camel" in the Fourth Master Liu. Sometimes the title, insert the words "He (she)" and the words such as: his uncle, she two aunt , her brother Lee and so on. A similar call, also widely used today.
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