媳妇 (xí fu) — daughter-in-law; (colloquial, northern) wife (of a younger man); young married woman
Definition
Mainly 'daughter-in-law' (the woman who married your son). In colloquial northern speech it can also mean a younger man's 'wife' — less common than 老婆 or 妻子.
noun
daughter-in-law(colloquial, northern) wife (of a younger man)young married woman
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 媳妇，。Pó po duì xí fu hěn hǎo, xiàng qīn nǚ ér yí yàng.The mother-in-law treats her daughter-in-law very well, like her own daughter.
- ，媳妇。Tā gāng jié hūn, xí fu shì gè lǎo shī.He just got married; his wife is a teacher.
- 媳妇。Cūn lǐ de nián qīng xí fu men jīng cháng yì qǐ liáo tiān.The young married women in the village often chat together.
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