married woman's parents' home
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a married woman's parents' home; natal home
Contrasts with 婆家 (husband's family). Often used in the context of a married woman returning to visit her parents.
Tā她
guò过
nián年
shí时
dài带
zhe着
zhàng丈
fu夫
hái孩
zi子
yī一
qǐ起
huí回
niáng娘
jia家
bài拜
nián年
。
During New Year, she took her husband and children back to her parents' home to pay respects.
Chū出
jià嫁
de的
nǚ女
ér儿
shòu受
le了
wěi委
qu屈
，
zǒng总
xiǎng想
huí回
niáng娘
jia家
sù诉
kǔ苦
。
When a married daughter suffers grievances, she always wants to return to her parents' home to pour out her troubles.
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Àn按
zhào照
chuán传
tǒng统
xí习
sú俗
，
zhēng正
yuè月
chū初
èr二
shì是
huí回
niáng娘
jia家
de的
rì日
zi子
。
According to traditional customs, the second day of the first lunar month is the day for married daughters to return to their parents' home.
Tā她
zài在
niáng娘
jia家
zhǎng长
dà大
，
duì对
nà那
lǐ里
yǒu有
hěn很
shēn深
de的
gǎn感
qíng情
。
She grew up in her parents' home and has very deep feelings for that place.