岳母 (yuè mǔ) — wife's mother, mother-in-law (from the husband's perspective)

Definition

Examples

• 我岳母从老家来看我们了。
  Wǒ yuè mǔ cóng lǎo jiā lái kàn wǒ men le.
  My mother-in-law came from her hometown to visit us.
• 岳母很喜欢我做的菜。
  yuè mǔ Hěn xǐ huan wǒ zuò de cài.
  My mother-in-law really likes the dishes I cook.
• 每年春节我们都会去岳母家拜年。
  Měi nián chūn jié wǒ men dōu huì qù yuè mǔ jiā bài nián.
  Every Spring Festival we go to my mother-in-law's house to pay a New Year's visit.

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