大舅子 (dà jiù zi) — wife's elder brother

Definition

An informal, northern-Chinese colloquial term for your wife's older brother. The neutral everyday word is 姐夫 (brother-in-law via older sister); 大舅子 is more casual and distinctly emphasizes the elder-brother side of the wife's family.

noun
wife's elder brother
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Beispiele

  • 大舅子
    Wǒ de dà jiù zi míng tiān yào lái běi jīng.
    My wife's elder brother is coming to Beijing tomorrow.
  • 大舅子
    Nǐ dà jiù zi zuò shén me gōng zuò?
    What does your wife's elder brother do for a living?
  • 大舅子
    Tā shì wǒ dà jiù zi, bú shì qīn gē ge.
    He's my wife's elder brother, not my own brother.

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