zūnqīnshǔ
elder relatives; ascendants
- elder relatives; ascendants
- one's parents, grandparents, and other relatives of a senior generation; in legal contexts, subdivided into lineal 直系尊亲属 zhíxìzūnqīnshǔ and collateral 旁系尊亲属 pángxìzūnqīnshǔ ascendants
- [courtesy title]
- (literary) a polite way to refer to the listener's relatives
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Antonym
- 卑亲属 bēiqīnshǔ