同父异母

Traditional: 同父異母

tóng fù yì mǔ

Dictionary entry

(of a half-sibling) having the same father but different mother

What does 同父异母 mean?

同父异母 (tóng fù yì mǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(of a half-sibling) having the same father but different mother

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同tónglike · same 父fù(bound form) father · (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父[bo2 fu4])异yìdifferent · other 母mǔmother · elderly female relative

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同父异母

tóng fù yì mǔ

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