take in a son-in-law; matrilocal marriage
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Meanings
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to take in a son-in-law; to have a man marry into the wife's family (matrilocal residence)
Refers to the traditional marriage custom where the groom moves into the bride's family home, often taking the wife's surname and becoming part of her lineage. This practice typically occurs when the wife's family has no male heirs.
Zhāng张
jiā家
méi没
yǒu有
ér儿
zi子
，
jué决
dìng定
wèi为
nǚ女
ér儿
zhāo招
zhuì赘
。
The Zhang family had no sons, so they decided to take in a son-in-law for their daughter.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
zhāo招
zhuì赘
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
jiě解
jué决
wú无
zi子
jiā家
tíng庭
yán延
xù续
wèn问
tí题
de的
cháng常
jiàn见
fāng方
shì式
。
In ancient times, taking in a son-in-law was a common way to solve the problem of continuing the family line for families without sons.
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Tā他
rù入
zhuì赘
dào到
nǚ女
fāng方
jiā家
hòu后
，
gǎi改
xìng姓
le了
qī妻
zi子
de的
xìng姓
shì氏
。
After he married into the wife's family, he changed his surname to match his wife's.