father-in-law (wife's father)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
father-in-law (wife's father)
honorificA respectful term for one's wife's father. An alternative term is 岳丈 (yuèzhàng).
Wǒ我
yuè岳
fù父
shì是
yī一
wèi位
tuì退
xiū休
jiào教
shī师
。
My father-in-law is a retired teacher.
Zhè这
gè个
zhōu周
mò末
wǒ我
men们
yào要
qù去
bài拜
fǎng访
yuè岳
fù父
yuè岳
mǔ母
。
We are going to visit my father-in-law and mother-in-law this weekend.
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Tā他
xiàng向
yuè岳
fù父
zhèng正
shì式
tí提
qīn亲
。
He formally asked for her hand in marriage from her father.