Meaning of 招亲
招亲 means to take a son-in-law by marriage (of a family seeking a husband for their daughter to live with them); to marry into a woman's family and live with her parents (of a man); to become an uxorilocal son-in-law. Pronounced zhāo qīn.
- to take a son-in-law by marriage (of a family seeking a husband for their daughter to live with them)
- to marry into a woman's family and live with her parents (of a man); to become an uxorilocal son-in-law
Definitions & Examples
Lǐ李
jiā家
yǒu有
nǚ女
wú无
zǐ子
，
jué决
dìng定
zhāo招
qīn亲
。
The Li family has daughters but no sons, so they decided to take a son-in-law by marriage.
Gǔ古
dài代
zhāo招
qīn亲
wǎng往
wǎng往
yào要
tiāo挑
xuǎn选
dé德
cái才
jiān兼
bèi备
de的
nán男
zǐ子
。
In ancient times, taking a son-in-law by marriage usually involved selecting a man of both virtue and talent.