husband's family
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
husband's family; marital home (contrasted with natal family)
neutralA traditional term referring to a married woman's husband's household. Also known as 婆婆家 (pó po jia). The neutral term for both spouses' families is 夫家 (fū jiā).
Tā她
jié结
hūn婚
hòu后
jiù就
zhù住
zài在
pó婆
jia家
。
After getting married, she lived with her husband's family.
Guò过
nián年
shí时
tā她
jì既
yào要
huí回
niáng娘
jia家
，
yě也
yào要
qù去
pó婆
jia家
。
During Chinese New Year, she needs to go back to her natal family and also visit her husband's family.
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Tā她
hé和
pó婆
jia家
de的
guān关
xì系
chǔ处
de得
hěn很
hǎo好
。
She gets along very well with her in-laws.
Wǒ我
pó婆
po婆
jia家
zài在
nóng农
cūn村
。
My husband's family lives in the countryside.