younger sister's husband
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
younger sister's husband; brother-in-law
literaryA classical, literary term rarely used in modern spoken Chinese. In contemporary language, '妹夫' is the common term.
Qí其
mèi媦
xù乃
nǎi一
yī介
jiè书
shū生
。
His younger sister's husband is a mere scholar.
Gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
，
cháng常
yǐ以
“
mèi媦
”
xù称
chēng妹
mèi婿
。
In classical texts, '媦' was often used to refer to a younger sister's husband.