Definition

Noun: 1. Son-in-law: A man who is married to one's daughter, in relation to the wife's parents and her family. 2. Bridegroom; Groom: A man on his wedding day or just married. (This meaning is often used in the compound "chú rể").

Usage Examples

• Son-in-law:
  • Ông bà ấy rất quý người con rể mới. (They really cherish their new son-in-law.)
  • Anh rể tôi là một bác sĩ. (My brother-in-law [husband of my sister] is a doctor.)
• Bridegroom:
  • Chú rể trông thật lịch lãm. (The groom looks very handsome.)
  • Cô dâu và chú rể cắt bánh cưới. (The bride and groom cut the wedding cake.)

Advanced Usage

• "kén rể": Literally "to choose a son-in-law," meaning to be selective in finding a husband for one's daughter.
  • Gia đình đó nổi tiếng là kén rể. (That family is famous for being choosy about sons-in-law.)
• "làm rể": To become or act as a son-in-law, often implying the period of living with or being under the scrutiny of the wife's family.
  • Anh ấy sắp về nhà vợ để làm rể. (He is about to go to his wife's family home to fulfill the son-in-law role.)

Variants and Related Words

• Con rể (n): Son-in-law. A common, affectionate term.
  • Con rể hiếu thảo là món quà lớn. (A filial son-in-law is a great gift.)
• Cháu rể (n): Grandson-in-law (the husband of one's granddaughter) or nephew-in-law (the husband of one's niece).
• Anh rể (n): Brother-in-law (specifically, the husband of one's older sister).
• Em rể (n): Brother-in-law (specifically, the husband of one's younger sister).
• Chú rể (n): The bridegroom, the groom.

Synonyms

• Son-in-law: The husband of one's daughter.
• Groom / Bridegroom: A man being married or recently married.

Related Idioms

• "Rể như ông, dâu như con": A proverb meaning "A son-in-law is like a lord, a daughter-in-law is like a child," reflecting traditional family dynamics and expectations placed on in-laws.
• "Trọng vợ, khinh rể": An old saying indicating a tendency to value the wife/woman but look down upon the son-in-law/man marrying into the family.

noun

1. son-in-law; bridegroom
   • kén rể
     to choose a son-in-law