to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family
trad. 入贅
Also written 入贅【rù zhuì】
Characters in this word
2入
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to enter; to go into, to join; to become a member of, (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4 shi2]), abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1], (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
- Pinyin
- rù
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 6013 of 2500
赘
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(bound form) superfluous, (bound form) (of a man) to move into the household of one's in-laws after marrying; (of the bride's parents) to have the groom join one's household
- Pinyin
- zhuì
- Traditional
- 贅
- Strokes
- 14