Definition
小舅子 refers to the younger brother of one's wife. Chinese distinguishes clearly between the wife's younger brother (小舅子) and the wife's older brother (大舅子), whereas English often merges both into 'brother-in-law'. This term is colloquial and commonly used in everyday conversation.
n.
wife's younger brother (colloquial)
Examples
- 小舅子。Wǒ xiǎo jiù zi míngtiān 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 shénme gōngzuò?What does your wife's younger brother do for work?
- 小舅子，。Wǒ xiǎo jiù zi gāng jiéhūn, tā tàitai hěn piàoliang.My wife's younger brother just got married; his wife is very pretty.
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