堂哥
táng gē
Pinyin

Definition

堂哥
 - 
táng gē
  1. older male patrilineal cousin

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

哥
gē
  1. 1 elder brother
哥哥
gē ge
  1. 1 older brother
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
大哥
dà gē
  1. 1 eldest brother
  2. 2 big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself)
  3. 3 gang leader
  4. 4 boss
天堂
tiān táng
  1. 1 paradise
  2. 2 heaven
帅哥
shuài gē
  1. 1 handsome guy
  2. 2 lady-killer
  3. 3 handsome (form of address)
二哥
èr gē
  1. 1 second brother
伟哥
Wěi gē
  1. 1 Viagra (male impotence drug)
哥们
gē men
  1. 1 Brothers!
  2. 2 brethren
  3. 3 dude (colloquial)
  4. 4 brother (diminutive form of address between males)
哥们儿
gē men r5
  1. 1 erhua variant of 哥們|哥们[gē men]
堂
táng
  1. 1 (main) hall
  2. 2 large room for a specific purpose
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān]
  4. 4 relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
  5. 5 of the same clan
  6. 6 classifier for classes, lectures etc
  7. 7 classifier for sets of furniture
堂哥
táng gē
  1. 1 older male patrilineal cousin
堂妹
táng mèi
  1. 1 younger female patrilineal cousin
堂姐
táng jiě
  1. 1 older female patrilineal cousin
堂弟
táng dì
  1. 1 younger male patrilineal cousin
墨西哥
Mò xī gē
  1. 1 Mexico
大哥大
dà gē dà
  1. 1 cell phone (bulky, early-model one)
  2. 2 brick phone
  3. 3 mob boss
大堂
dà táng
  1. 1 lobby
学堂
xué táng
  1. 1 college
  2. 2 school (old)
厅堂
tīng táng
  1. 1 hall
教堂
jiào táng
  1. 1 church
  2. 2 chapel
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān]

Idioms (15)

上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
  1. 1 high-sounding
  2. 2 dignified
  3. 3 pompous (idiom)
升堂入室
shēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
  1. 1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
  1. 1 four generations under one roof (idiom)
坐不垂堂
zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
家累千金，坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
富丽堂皇
fù lì táng huáng
  1. 1 (of houses etc) sumptuous (idiom)
对簿公堂
duì bù gōng táng
  1. 1 public courtroom accusation (idiom)
  2. 2 legal confrontation
  3. 3 to take sb to court
  4. 4 to sue
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to give up
  3. 3 to turn tail
济济一堂
jǐ jǐ yī táng
  1. 1 to congregate in one hall (idiom); to gather under one roof
燕雀处堂
yàn què chù táng
  1. 1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. 2 unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. 3 a fool's paradise
登堂入室
dēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 to go to the next level
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
处堂燕雀
chù táng yàn què
  1. 1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. 2 unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. 3 a fool's paradise
金玉满堂
jīn yù mǎn táng
  1. 1 lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. abundant wealth
  3. 3 abundance of knowledge

Sample Sentences

堂哥，堂弟，堂姐，堂妹
tánggē ，tángdì ，tángjiě ，tángmèi
Elder male cousin, younger male cousin, older female cousin, younger female cousin, all with the same surname as yourself.
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