in-laws; relatives by marriage
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Meanings
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in-laws; relatives by marriage; relationship between parents of a married couple or between husbands of sisters
literaryLiterary term (书) referring to affinity through marriage. Specifically denotes the relationship between parents of a married couple (亲家) or between husbands of sisters (连襟). Also written as 姻亚.
Liǎng两
jiā家
jié结
wéi为
yīn姻
yà娅
，
wǎng往
lái来
shèn甚
mì密
。
The two families became in-laws and interacted very frequently.
Tā他
men们
yuán原
shì是
yīn姻
yà娅
zhī之
qīn亲
，
qíng情
tóng同
shǒu手
zú足
。
They were originally relatives by marriage, as close as brothers.
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Yīn姻
yà娅
zhī之
hǎo好
，
qīn亲
rú如
yī一
jiā家
。
The affinity between them was as close as family.