A good example of poor naming. Explained: Your younger cousin sister, either from one of your mother's brothers and sisters, or from one of your father's siste

A good example of poor naming. Explained: Your younger cousin sister, either from one of your mother's brothers and sisters, or from one of your father's sisters. Or two characters in Chinese: 表妹(BiaoMei). If she is from one of your father's brothers, she's your 堂妹(TangMei). The latter is regarded as being closer because you share the same family name, but nowadays it just doesn't matter any more. Some of the other commenters think it's 表姐. No matter who is right, you see, the long name bears no clear meaning even for Chinese.