姐弟恋

姐弟戀

jiědìliàn

noun

Measure Word

一段姐弟恋 duàn

Meanings

1 romance between an older woman and a younger man
2 May–December relationship (with the woman older)

Characters

younger brother

Examples

他们是姐弟恋，女方大三岁。

Tāmen shì jiědìliàn, nǚfāng dà sān suì.

Theirs is a 'big-sister' relationship — the woman is three years older.

近年来姐弟恋越来越被社会接受。

Jìnnián lái jiědìliàn yuèláiyuè bèi shèhuì jiēshòu.

In recent years, older-woman younger-man relationships have become increasingly socially accepted.

Tips

culture

Literally 'big-sister, little-brother romance' — Chinese pop culture's standard label for an older-woman/younger-man pairing. The mirror term 兄妹恋 (xiōngmèiliàn) for older-man/younger-woman exists but is rarely used since that pattern is the cultural default.

Stroke Order

姐 jiě

弟 dì

恋 liàn