marry into bride's family; uxorilocal marriage
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to marry into and live with the bride's family; to become a live-in son-in-law
Refers to the traditional Chinese custom where the groom moves into the bride's family household, often resulting in children taking the mother's surname. This is the opposite of the traditional patrilocal marriage (娶).
Tā他
jué决
dìng定
rù入
zhuì赘
dào到
lín邻
cūn村
de的
Zhāng张
jiā家
。
He decided to marry into the Zhang family in the neighboring village.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
rù入
zhuì赘
de的
nán男
zǐ子
wǎng往
wǎng往
huì会
gǎi改
suí随
qī妻
xìng姓
。
In ancient times, men who married into their wives' families often changed their surnames to match their wives'.
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Tā他
men们
jiā家
méi没
yǒu有
ér儿
zi子
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
zhāo招
le了
yī一
gè个
rù入
zhuì赘
nǚ女
xu婿
。
Their family had no sons, so they took in a son-in-law who married into the family.
Rù入
zhuì赘
zhè这
zhǒng种
hūn婚
sú俗
zài在
mǒu某
xiē些
shǎo少
shù数
mín民
zú族
dì地
qū区
réng仍
rán然
liú流
xíng行
。
The custom of uxorilocal marriage is still prevalent in some ethnic minority areas.