姑爷 (gū yé) — (colloquial) son-in-law (used by the wife's family)
Definition
A colloquial term the wife's family uses to call their son-in-law. 丈夫 is the neutral word; 女婿 is the more standard/formal equivalent.
noun
(colloquial) son-in-law (used by the wife's family)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 姑爷。Wǒ men gū yé shì gè hǎo pí qi de rén.Our son-in-law is a good-natured person.
- ，姑爷。Guò nián de shí hou, gū yé hé nǚ ér yì qǐ huí niáng jia.During the New Year, the son-in-law and daughter go back to her parents' home together.
- 姑爷。Lǎo tài tai tè bié xǐ huan tā de gū yé.The old lady is especially fond of her son-in-law.
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