九族是指九代的直系亲属,包括高祖、曾祖、祖父、父亲、自己、儿子、孙子、曾孙、玄孙。也有一种说法认为九族是父族四,即指自己一族、出嫁的姑母及其儿子、出嫁的姐妹及外甥、出嫁的女儿及外孙;母族三,即指外祖父一家、外祖母的娘家、姨母及其儿子;妻族二,即指岳父一家及岳母的娘家。 The nine ethnic groups refer to the immediate relatives of the nine generations, including the great ancestors, great-grandparents, grandfathers, father, son, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. There is also a view that the Aboriginal is the father of four, that refers to their own clan, aunt married his son, his married sisters and nephew, married daughter and grandson; mother three, that refers to a grandfather’s family, grandmother’s maiden, aunt and His son; wife two, referring to a father-in-law’s family and her mother’s home.