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同母异父

tóng mǔ yì fù

4-character word Traditional 同母異父

What 同母异父 means

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

The characters in 同母异父

• 同tónglike; same; similar
• 母mǔmother; elderly female relative; origin
• 异yìdifferent; other; hetero-
• 父fù(bound form) father; (bound form) male relative of father's generation…

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