cháu rể
Definition
- Noun:
- Husband of one's granddaughter: A man who is married to one's granddaughter.
- Husband of one's niece: A man who is married to one's brother's or sister's daughter (one's niece).
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cháu rể của tôi là một bác sĩ. (My granddaughter's husband is a doctor.)
- Anh ấy là cháu rể tôi, chồng của cháu gái tôi. (He is my niece's husband, my niece's husband.)
- Ông bà rất quý người cháu rể mới. (The grandparents are very fond of their new grandson-in-law.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "cháu rể" is used from the perspective of a grandparent or an aunt/uncle. It specifies a male marital relation to a younger female relative (granddaughter or niece).
- In Vietnamese family terminology, "cháu" is a general term for a niece, nephew, or grandchild. Adding "rể" (son-in-law) specifies that this "cháu" is a female and the person in question is her husband.
Variants and Related Words
- Cháu dâu (n): Wife of one's grandson; wife of one's nephew.
- Cháu dâu tôi rất hiếu thảo. (My grandson's wife is very filial.)
- Con rể (n): Son-in-law (husband of one's daughter).
- Con rể tôi làm kỹ sư. (My son-in-law is an engineer.)
Synonyms
- Grandson-in-law: Specifically refers to the husband of a granddaughter.
- Nephew-in-law: Specifically refers to the husband of a niece.
Related Phrases
- Làm đám cưới cho cháu rể: To hold a wedding for one's granddaughter's/niece's husband.
- Họ đang chuẩn bị làm đám cưới cho cháu rể. (They are preparing to hold a wedding for their niece's husband.)
- Giới thiệu cháu rể: To introduce one's granddaughter's/niece's husband.
- Bà ấy vui vẻ giới thiệu cháu rể với hàng xóm. (She happily introduced her grandson-in-law to the neighbors.)
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Husband of one's grandaughter
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Husband of one's niece
