how to discriminate in English?
How to discriminate between father's(mother's) elder brother(or sister) and father's(mother's) younger brother(or sister)?
How to discriminate between wife of father's(mother's) elder brother(or sister) and wife of father's(mother's) younger brother(or sister)?
How to discriminate between mother's father(or father's mother) and father's father( or mother's mother)?
It's very complex.Not uncle.Not aunt.Not grandpa.Not grandma.
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The English language just doesn't have that differentiation. You can only use elder and younger for siblings (brothers or sisters) and , concerning grandparents, you'll say maternal or paternal grandmother or grandfather, or 'my grandmother on my mother's/ father's side' if you REALLY need to specify it. You hardly ever need to. And that shows a difference in culture: the Chinese apparently attach more importance to family relationships than other cultures do, and that is one of the things that I really love about you (and that the whole world should imitate)!
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