Definition

Noun: * Sister-in-law: Specifically refers to the wife of one's younger brother. This term is used to denote a familial relationship through marriage, where the speaker is the older sibling of the husband.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Em dâu tôi rất hiền và đảm đang. (My sister-in-law is very gentle and capable.)
  • Anh ấy rất yêu quý em dâu của mình. (He loves his sister-in-law very much.)
  • Chị tôi và em dâu tôi chơi rất thân với nhau. (My older sister and my sister-in-law are very close friends.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "em dâu" is specifically defined by the relative age of the husband. The speaker must be than the husband (the brother). If the speaker is than the husband, the correct term for the brother's wife is "chị dâu".
• It is a term of both reference and direct address. In modern Vietnamese, it is common to call one's sister-in-law directly as "em dâu" in a friendly, familial context, or by her given name.

Variants and Related Words

• Chị dâu (noun): Sister-in-law (wife of one's older brother).
• Anh rể (noun): Brother-in-law (husband of one's older sister).
• Em rể (noun): Brother-in-law (husband of one's younger sister).
• Con dâu (noun): Daughter-in-law (wife of one's son).

Synonyms

• Belle-soeur (French loanword, less common): Sister-in-law.
• There is no direct, single-word synonym in Vietnamese that carries the same specific meaning regarding the relative age of the brother.

Related Phrases / Compound Words

• Quan hệ em dâu (noun phrase): The sister-in-law relationship.
  • Quan hệ em dâu của họ rất tốt đẹp. (Their sister-in-law relationship is very good.)

noun

1. sister-in-law