Meaning of 招赘
招赘 means to take in a son-in-law; to have a man marry into the wife's family (matrilocal residence). Pronounced zhāo zhuì.
- to take in a son-in-law; to have a man marry into the wife's family (matrilocal residence)
Definitions & Examples
Zhāng张
jiā家
méi没
yǒu有
ér儿
zi子
，
jué决
dìng定
wèi为
nǚ女
ér儿
zhāo招
zhuì赘
。
The Zhang family had no sons, so they decided to take in a son-in-law for their daughter.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
zhāo招
zhuì赘
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
jiě解
jué决
wú无
zi子
jiā家
tíng庭
yán延
xù续
wèn问
tí题
de的
cháng常
jiàn见
fāng方
shì式
。
In ancient times, taking in a son-in-law was a common way to solve the problem of continuing the family line for families without sons.
Tā他
rù入
zhuì赘
dào到
nǚ女
fāng方
jiā家
hòu后
，
gǎi改
xìng姓
le了
qī妻
zi子
de的
xìng姓
shì氏
。
After he married into the wife's family, he changed his surname to match his wife's.