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zhāo
招
nǚ
女
xu
婿（壻）

verb
common
traditional_custom

Meaning of 招女婿

招女婿 means to take a son-in-law (who lives with the bride's family); to marry a daughter to a man who joins her household. Pronounced zhāo nǚ xu.

  • to take a son-in-law (who lives with the bride's family); to marry a daughter to a man who joins her household

Definitions & Examples

Tā他
men们
jiā家
méi没
yǒu有
ér儿
zi子
 ，
jué决
dìng定
zhāo招
nǚ女
xu婿
 。

Their family has no sons, so they decided to take a son-in-law into the family.

Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
 ，
zhāo招
nǚ女
xu婿
de的
xí习
sú俗
hěn很
cháng常
jiàn见
 。

In ancient times, the custom of taking a son-in-law was very common.

Tā他
men们
dǎ打
suàn算
gěi给
nǚ女
ér儿
zhāo招
ge个
nǚ女
xu婿
shàng上
mén门
 。

They plan to find a son-in-law to marry into the family for their daughter.

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