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˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣɨj˨˩˦ ɹej˨˩˦]

Verb

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

See also

làm dâu

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