Chinese Conversation · Level 35
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Chinese word
岳母
Pronunciation
Pinyinyuè mǔ
Meaning
- nounmother-in-law
Example
他周末要去看岳母。tā zhōu mò yào qù kàn yuè mǔ
He is going to visit his mother-in-law this weekend.
More examples
节假日他常常回去帮忙照顾岳母。jié jià rì tā cháng cháng huí qù bāng máng zhào gù yuè mǔ
On holidays, he often goes back to help care for his mother-in-law.
Core concept
The mother of one's wife, seen as a family relation on the wife's side of a marriage.
Common phrases
照顾岳母zhào gù yuè mǔ
care for mother-in-law
拜访岳母bài fǎng yuè mǔ
visit mother-in-law
与岳母相处yǔ yuè mǔ xiāng chǔ
get along with mother-in-law
Similar words
岳父yuè fù: The father of one's wife, viewed as an older family member on the wife's side.
丈母娘zhàng mǔ niáng: A conversational term for one's wife's mother.
婆婆pó po: The mother of one's husband, viewed as an older family member on the husband's side.
公公gōng gōng: The father of one's husband, viewed as an older family member on the husband's side.
Definition in Chinese
称呼，用来指称妻子一方的母亲，在家庭关系中为女方的长辈。chēng hū yòng lái zhǐ chēng qī zǐ yì fāng de mǔ qīn zài jiā tíng guān xì zhōng wèi nǚ fāng de zhǎng bèi
Word origin
岳母 (yuèmǔ, "mother-in-law") combines 岳 (yuè, "wife's-side parent") with 母 (mǔ, "mother") to name the wife's mother.
Usage tips
- In Chinese family life, the term used for a relationship and the form used to address a person can differ, so the family's preferred address may be more natural in direct conversation.
Other meanings
- wife's mothernoun
Related words
- 岳父yuè fùfather-in-lawnoun
- 岳丈yuè zhàngfather-in-lawnoun