take son-in-law; matrilocal marriage
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to take a son-in-law (who lives with the bride's family); to marry a daughter to a man who joins her household
Synonymous with 招亲. This practice, known as uxorilocal or matrilocal marriage, involves the groom moving into the bride's family home, often to continue the wife's family line or when the family lacks male heirs. The colloquial term is 倒插门.
Tā他
men们
jiā家
méi没
yǒu有
ér儿
zi子
，
jué决
dìng定
zhāo招
nǚ女
xu婿
。
Their family has no sons, so they decided to take a son-in-law into the family.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
zhāo招
nǚ女
xu婿
de的
xí习
sú俗
hěn很
cháng常
jiàn见
。
In ancient times, the custom of taking a son-in-law was very common.
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Tā他
men们
dǎ打
suàn算
gěi给
nǚ女
ér儿
zhāo招
ge个
nǚ女
xu婿
shàng上
mén门
。
They plan to find a son-in-law to marry into the family for their daughter.