wife's older sister; sister-in-law
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
wife's older sister; sister-in-law
informalAn informal, kinship term for a man to address or refer to his wife's older sister. It is specific to the sister-in-law relationship from the husband's perspective. The character '子' is a common suffix in Chinese kinship terms.
Wǒ我
dà大
yí姨
zi子
xià下
ge个
yuè月
yào要
lái来
wǒ我
men们
jiā家
zhù住
jǐ几
tiān天
。
My wife's older sister is coming to stay with us for a few days next month.
Tā他
hé和
tā他
dà大
yí姨
zi子
de的
guān关
xì系
hěn很
hǎo好
。
He gets along very well with his wife's older sister.
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Zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
dà大
yí姨
zi子
sòng送
de的
lǐ礼
wù物
。
This is a gift from my wife's older sister.