gửi rể

Vietnamese

Etymology

gửi (“to send; to dispatch; to live dependently”) +‎ rể (“groom”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣɨj˧˩ ze˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣɨj˧˨ ʐej˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣɨj˨˩˦ ɹej˨˩˦]

Verb

gửi rể

  1. (of a man) to live with the wife's family after marriage; to live with the in-laws
    Synonym: ở rể

See also

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