matrilocal marriage; uxorilocal marriage
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to marry into the wife's family; to live with the wife's family
informalA colloquial term for uxorilocal marriage, where the husband moves to live with the wife's family after marriage, which is less traditional than patrilocal marriage in Chinese culture.
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.
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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.