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同母异父

tóng mǔ yì fùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(of a half-sibling) having the same mother but different father
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f51403111d8d889c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

同母異父 同母异父 [tong2 mu3 yi4 fu4] /(of a half-sibling) having the same mother but different father/

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Other forms in these source records: 同母異父

  • 同
    tóng

    like / same / similar / together / alike / with

    tòng

    used in 胡同[hú tòng] / used in 衚衕|胡同[hú tòng]

  • 母
    mǔ

    mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female

  • 异
    yì

    different / other / hetero- / unusual / strange / surprising / to distinguish / to separate / to discriminate

  • 父
    fù

    (bound form) father / (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父[bó fù]) / (computing) (bound form) parent-

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.