Similarly, English words "brother" and "sister" are sliced into five words in Korean: Elder sister of a girl Elder brother of a girl Elder sister o

Similarly, English words "brother" and "sister" are sliced into five words in Korean: Elder sister of a girl Elder brother of a girl Elder sister of a boy Elder brother of a boy Younger sibling of whatever gender So every time a "brother" or "sister" appears in English, a translator has to figure out their relative age, or make a wild guess.