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

Measure word · 个

Examples

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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