Definition
公婆是丈夫的父母——公公和婆婆。在中国家庭关系中,妻子称呼丈夫的父母为公婆,这是一个从妻子视角出发的亲属称谓,与英文的'parents-in-law'(泛指配偶父母)不同,公婆特指丈夫一方。在少数方言中,公婆也可以指夫妻俩(如'小公婆'),但这个用法不太常见。
n.
husband's parents (father-in-law and mother-in-law)
Examples
- 公婆。Wǒ de gōng pó duì wǒ xiàng qīnshēng nǚ'ér yíyàng hǎo.My husband's parents treat me like their own daughter.
- ,公婆。Chūnjié de shíhou, wǒmen dōu yào huí gōng pó jiā guò nián.During Spring Festival, we all go back to my husband's parents' home to celebrate the new year.
- ,公婆。Jiéhūn yǐhòu, tā hé gōng pó xiāngchǔ de hěn róngqià.After getting married, she got along very well with her parents-in-law.
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