粵

親can3家gaa1

simp亲家
can3 gaa1qìng jia

English

  1. parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law
  2. relatives by marriage
  3. in-laws; parents of a married couple
  4. an allegory for enemies, people who have a feud with the subject

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 夫妻各自嘅父母用嚟互稱對方嘅父母
  2. 比喻仇家、不和嘅人

Examples

  • 由于诸多不幸因素,单亲家庭在增长中。

    Due to a number of unfortunate causes, one-parent families are on the increase.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 我們成親家了, 因為我們的孩子們結婚了。

    We are now in-laws, seeing as our kids got married.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 由于诸多不幸因素,单亲家庭的数量在增长中。

    Due to a number of unfortunate causes, one-parent families are on the increase.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 親家老爺

    father-in-law

  • 親家奶奶

    mother-in-law ----

  • 聽講今晚餐飯你襯家阿星仔都會去喎!

    I hear that your bitter foe Ah Sing is going to the dinner tonight as well!

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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