小舅子 (xiǎo jiù zi) — wife's younger brother (colloquial)

Definition

A colloquial, family-internal term for your wife's younger brother. Use 舅子 for an older brother; in formal speech prefer 小舅 (xiǎojiù) or 妻子的弟弟.

noun

wife's younger brother (colloquial)

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小舅子。
Wǒ xiǎo jiù zi míng tiān yào lái wǒ jiā chī fàn.
My wife's younger brother is coming to my house for dinner tomorrow.
小舅子？
Nǐ xiǎo jiù zi zuò shén me gōng zuò?
What does your wife's younger brother do for work?
小舅子，。
Wǒ xiǎo jiù zi gāng jié hūn, tā tài tai hěn piào liang.
My wife's younger brother just got married; his wife is very pretty.

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