Definition

1. Noun:
   • Brother-in-law: The younger brother of one's wife.
   • Sister-in-law: The younger sister of one's wife.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Em vợ tôi là một kỹ sư. (My wife's younger brother is an engineer.)
  • Tôi rất thân với em vợ. (I am very close with my wife's younger sister.)
  • Em vợ anh ấy vừa vào đại học. (His wife's younger sibling just started university.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is gender-neutral and refers specifically to a wife's younger sibling. The specific gender is understood from context or clarified with additional words like "trai" (male) or "gái" (female) if needed: (wife's younger brother), (wife's younger sister).

Variants and Related Words

• Anh vợ (n): Brother-in-law (one's wife's older brother).
• Chị vợ (n): Sister-in-law (one's wife's older sister).
• Em chồng (n): Brother-in-law or sister-in-law (one's husband's younger sibling).

Synonyms

• Brother-in-law: A male sibling of one's spouse.
• Sister-in-law: A female sibling of one's spouse.
• Younger sibling-in-law: A general term for the younger sibling of one's spouse.

Cultural Note

• In Vietnamese kinship terms, "em vợ" specifies both the familial relationship (in-law) and the relative age (younger than one's wife). It is a common and necessary term for precise family reference.

1. Brother-in-law, sister-in-law (one's wife's younger sibling)