Inner kins (Chinese)

Inner kins
Inner kins
Traditional Chinese	1. 堂親; 2. 内親; 3. 宗亲; 4. 族亲; 5. 同宗;
Simplified Chinese	1. 堂亲; 2. 内亲; 3. 宗亲; 4. 族亲; 5. 同宗;
Literal meaning	1. hall kin; 2. inner kin; 3. lineage kin; 4. clan/ethnicity kin; 5. same lineage;
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	1. tángqīn; 2. nèiqīn; 3. zōngqīn; 4. zúqīn; 5. tóngzōng;
Bopomofo	1. ㄊㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣ; 2. ㄋㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄣ; 3. ㄗㄨㄥㄑㄧㄣ; 4. ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄣ;
Wade–Giles	1. t'ang2-ch'in1; 2. nei4-ch'in1; 3. tsung1-ch'in1;
Tongyong Pinyin	1. táng-chīn; 2. nèi-chīn; 3. zōng-chīn; 4. zú-chīn; 5. tóng-zōng;
IPA	1. [tʰǎŋ.tɕʰín]; 2. [nêɪ.tɕʰín]; 3. [tsʊ́ŋ.tɕʰín];
other Mandarin
Sichuanese Pinyin	3. zong1 qin1
Wu
Romanization	1. don qin
Gan
Romanization	1. dong chin
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	1. tòhng chān; 2. noih chān; 3. jūng chān;
Jyutping	1. tong4 can1; 2. noi6 can1; 3. zung1 can1;
IPA	[tʰɔŋ˩.tsʰɐn˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	1. tông-chhin; 2. lāi-chhin;

Inner kins (simplified Chinese: 宗亲; traditional Chinese: 宗親; pinyin: zōngqīn) is the kinship clan in Chinese patriarchy. This term usually referred to the paternal family. Since the Zhou Dynasty, traditional Chinese society has been structured around networks of male kins who controlled rituals and the traditions of warfare, while maternal cousins had no right to intervene.

Besides women who were married into the clan, inner kins share the same surname. They are not allowed to marry each other.