Meaning of 倒插门
倒插门 means to marry into the wife's family; to live with the wife's family. Pronounced dào chā mén.
- to marry into the wife's family; to live with the wife's family
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
shì是
dào倒
chā插
mén门
nǚ女
xu婿
，
hūn婚
hòu后
yī一
zhí直
zhù住
zài在
yuè岳
fù父
mǔ母
jiā家
。
He is a live-in son-in-law and has been living with his in-laws since the marriage.
Zài在
guò过
qù去
，
dào倒
chā插
mén门
cháng常
cháng常
bèi被
rèn认
wéi为
shì是
bù不
tài太
guāng光
cǎi彩
de的
shì事
qing情
。
In the past, marrying into the wife's family was often considered somewhat disgraceful.
Suí随
zhe着
guān观
niàn念
de的
gǎi改
biàn变
，
xiàn现
zài在
rén人
men们
duì对
dào倒
chā插
mén门
yǐ已
jīng经
kuān宽
róng容
duō多
le了
。
With changing attitudes, people are now much more tolerant of uxorilocal marriage.
Tā他
jiā家
méi没
yǒu有
ér儿
zi子
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
xī希
wàng望
zhǎo找
gè个
yuàn愿
yì意
dào倒
chā插
mén门
de的
nǚ女
xu婿
。
Their family has no sons, so they hope to find a son-in-law willing to marry into their household.