Taking roots in Chinese culture, the patriarchal clan idea formed asea of terms of collateral relatives, and the concept of family gave rise to patriarchalsociety. It was a normal phenomenon in ancient China that all family members had tocomply with the commands of the eldest male. In addition, wives must obey their husbands, or they would be regarded as disobedient. Let alone concubines whosestatus in families was much lower than wives’.The number of Chinese kinship terms is far beyond English kinship terms.What’s more, the structure of Chinese kinship terms is more intricate.(1) Terms of clan relatives include all people descended from the same ancestor aswell as their female couples.

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