wife's relatives; in-laws on the wife's side
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
relatives of one's wife; in-laws on the wife's side
formalA collective term referring to all relatives connected through one's wife, primarily used in traditional or formal contexts to distinguish from paternal relatives. Examples include a wife's brothers (内兄, 内弟) and sisters-in-law (连襟).
Àn按
zhào照
chuán传
tǒng统
，
guò过
nián年
shí时
yào要
qù去
bài拜
fǎng访
nèi内
qīn亲
。
According to tradition, one should visit one's wife's relatives during the New Year.
Tā他
hé和
wǒ我
jì既
shì是
tóng同
shì事
，
yòu又
shì是
wǒ我
de的
nèi内
qīn亲
。
He is both my colleague and my relative through marriage (my wife's side).
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Nèi内
qīn亲
hé和
wài外
qī戚
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
jiā家
zú族
jié结
gòu构
zhōng中
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
。
In-laws on the wife's side and maternal relatives were important in ancient family structures.