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Change log entry 38965
Processed by: richwarm (2011-12-28 08:05:45 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 36851 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
This was based on F ~
同母异父 tóngmǔ-yìfù
(of children) be born of the same mother but a different father
同母异父姐妹
stepsister; half sister
同母异父兄弟
stepbrother; half brother

But stepsiblings have neither a mother nor a father in common. I think F is wrong. A half-
brother is not the same as a stepbrother.

W ~ "In a blended stepfamily, both members of the couple may have had pre-existing children,
or the couple may have additional children together. If both members of the couple have prior
children, the children are stepbrothers and stepsisters to one another. Any subsequent child
born to the couple becomes the half-sister or half-brother of the prior children from previous
relations."

Other sources say a stepbrother is 異父兄弟 or 異母兄弟 or 继兄弟 -- or the term 异父异母的
or 异父母的 is used.
Diff:
- 同父異母 同父异母 [tong2 fu4 yi4 mu3] /(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers/step-(brother or sister)/half (brother or sister)/
+ 同父異母 同父异母 [tong2 fu4 yi4 mu3] /(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers/half (brother or sister)/
- 同母異父 同母异父 [tong2 mu3 yi4 fu4] /(of siblings) having the same mother but different fathers/step-(brother or sister)/half (brother or sister)/
+ 同母異父 同母异父 [tong2 mu3 yi4 fu4] /(of siblings) having the same mother but different fathers/half (brother or sister)/
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