ở rể
Definition
Verb: - To live with one's wife's parents after marriage (of a husband): This term describes the traditional custom where a married man goes to live in the household of his wife's parents. It is a form of matrilocal residence.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sau khi cưới, anh ấy đồng ý ở rể vì nhà vợ có hoàn cảnh khó khăn. (After getting married, he agreed to live with his wife's parents because her family was in difficult circumstances.)
- Phong tục ở rể ngày nay không còn phổ biến như trước. (The custom of a husband living matrilocally is not as common today as before.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is specific to Vietnamese cultural and social traditions. It often implies the husband's integration into the wife's family and may involve specific responsibilities or expectations within that household structure.
Variants and Related Words
- Gửi rể: A synonym with the same meaning as "ở rể".
- Rể (noun): Son-in-law.
- Ở đợ (verb): To live and work as a domestic servant (historically). Note: This is a different custom, not a variant of "ở rể".
Synonyms
- Matrilocal residence: (Technical term in anthropology) A residence pattern in which a married couple lives with or near the wife's parents.
- To live uxorilocally: (Technical term) Having the same meaning as "matrilocal".
Related Idioms
- While "ở rể" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, the practice is often discussed in proverbs or sayings about marriage and family roles, such as those contrasting it with the more traditional patrilocal custom ("con dâu", meaning daughter-in-law who lives with the husband's parents).
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