Generation Titles for Ancestors for Qing Ming Honouring (清明祭祀文化:歷代祖先之稱諱)

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In case anyone needs the Hierarchy for the address terms of our Parent, Grandparent and so, here will be a simplified and most common one that All of us here can use (this might differ from the normal one that we can see from other records, cos different dialects, different countries, different Chinese cultural group will have different addressing terms, but one thing cant change is the Generation-level):

Up 1 Generation -
Father: 先考/先父
Mother: 先妣/先母

Elder Brother: 先兄
Elder Sister-in-law: 先嫂
Elder Sister: 先姐
Elder Brother-in-law: 先姐夫
Younger Brother: 愛弟/亡弟
Younger Sister-in-law: 愛弟媳/亡弟媳
Younger Sister: 愛妹/亡妹
Younger Brother-in-law: 愛妹夫/亡妹夫

Maternal Uncle: 先舅父
Maternal Aunty: 先姨媽

Paternal Elder Uncle: 先伯父
Paternal Younger Uncle: 先叔父
Paternal Aunty: 先姑母

Up 2 Generation -
Maternal Grandfather: 先外祖考/先外祖父
Maternal Grandmother: 先外祖妣/先外祖母

Paternal Grandfather: 先祖考/先祖父
Paternal Grandmother: 先祖妣/先祖母

Up 3 Generation -
Maternal Great-Grandfather: 先外曾祖考/先外曾祖父
Maternal Great-Grandmother: 先外曾祖妣/先外曾祖母

Paternal Great-Grandfather: 先曾祖考/先曾祖父
Paternal Great-Grandmother: 先曾祖妣/先曾祖母

Up 4 Generation -
Maternal Great-Great-Grandfather: 先外高祖考/先外高祖父
Maternal Great-Great-Grandmother: 先外高祖妣/先外高祖母

Paternal Great-Great-Grandfather: 先高祖考/先高祖父
Paternal Great-Great-Grandmother: 先高祖妣/先高祖母

Up 5 Generation -
Maternal Great-Great-Great-Grandfather: 先外高太祖考/先外高太祖父
Maternal Great-Great-Great-Grandmother: 先外高太祖妣/先外高太祖母

Paternal Great-Great-Great-Grandfather: 先高太祖考/先高太祖父
Paternal Great-Great-Great-Grandmother: 先高太祖妣/先高太祖母

Up 6 Generation -
Maternal Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather: 先外太高太祖考/先外太高太祖父
Maternal Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandmother: 先外太高太祖妣/先外太高太祖母

Paternal Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather: 先太高太祖考/先太高太祖父
Paternal Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandmother: 先太高太祖妣/先太高太祖母

Up 7 Generation -
Maternal Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather: 先外太玄高太祖考/先外太玄高太祖父
Maternal Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandmother: 先外太玄高太祖妣/先外太玄高太祖母

Paternal Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather: 先太玄高太祖考/先太玄高太祖父
Paternal Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandmother: 先太玄高太祖妣/先太玄高太祖母

Up 8 Generation -
Maternal Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather: 先外太玄太高太祖考/先外太玄太高太祖父
Maternal Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandmother: 先外太玄太高太祖妣/先外太玄太高太祖母

Paternal Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather: 先太玄太高太祖考/先太玄太高太祖父
Paternal Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandmother: 先太玄太高太祖妣/先太玄太高太祖母