姑爷 (姑爺)
gū ye
Pinyin
Definition
姑爷 (姑爺)
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- son-in-law (used by wife's family)
- uncle (husband of father's sister)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 father's oldest sister
- 2 husband's older sister
- 3 sister-in-law
- 1 paternal aunt
- 2 husband's sister
- 3 husband's mother (old)
- 4 nun
- 5 for the time being (literary)
- 1 grandfather's sister
- 2 sister of a woman's father-in-law
Idioms (6)
三姑六婆
- 1 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
姑息养奸
- 1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
姑置勿论
- 1 to put something aside for the time being (idiom)
妇姑勃溪
- 1 dispute among womenfolk (idiom); family squabbles
欲取姑予
- 1 variant: 欲取姑与 yù qǔ gū yǔ
- 2 to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)