wife's brother; brother-in-law
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
wife's brother; brother-in-law
informalColloquial term referring to the brothers of one's wife. Typically used with 大 (elder) or 小 (younger) to distinguish birth order.
Wǒ我
dà大
jiù舅
zi子
míng明
tiān天
yào要
lái来
jiā家
lǐ里
zuò做
kè客
。
My wife's elder brother is coming to visit tomorrow.
Nǐ你
xiǎo小
jiù舅
zi子
jié结
hūn婚
le了
ma吗
？
Has your wife's younger brother gotten married yet?
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Tā他
yǒu有
sān三
gè个
jiù舅
zi子
，
dōu都
zhù住
zài在
xiāng乡
xià下
。
He has three brothers-in-law, all living in the countryside.