婿 (xù) — (bound form) son-in-law; (bound form) husband (literary)
Definition
婿 (xù) is a bound form almost always paired with 女 as 女婿 ("son-in-law"). In classical Chinese it also appears in 夫婿 ("husband"), but in modern use you will mainly see it in the son-in-law sense.
bound form
(bound form) son-in-law(bound form) husband (literary)
Examples
- 。Tā de nǚ xù duì tā fù mǔ hěn hǎo.Her son-in-law is very good to her parents.
- 。Zhè wèi lǎo xiān sheng de nǚ xù shì wèi yī shēng.This old gentleman's son-in-law is a doctor.
- ''。Gǔ wén zhōng cháng yòng ' fū xù ' zhǐ dài zhàng fu.In classical texts, 'fūxù' is often used to refer to a husband.
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