亲家 (qìng jia) — parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law; one's child's spouse's parents
Definition
亲家 (qìngjia) is the family-specific kinship term for the parents of your child's spouse — the two families become 亲家 to each other through the marriage. Use it to address the other set of parents, as in the greeting 亲家，您好.
noun
parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-lawone's child's spouse's parents
Measure word · 家
Examples
- 亲家，。Wǒ men liǎng jiā shì qìng jia, jīng cháng yì qǐ chī fàn.Our two families are related through our children's marriage, and we often eat together.
- 亲家，！qìng jia, Nín ér zi zhēn yǒu chū xi!My fellow in-law, your son is really accomplished!
- ，亲家。Wèi le hái zi de hūn shì, liǎng gè qìng jia xiān jiàn le miàn.For the children's wedding, the two sets of in-laws met first.
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