IN-LAWS  外宗外宗

RELATIVES BECAUSE of MARRIAGE.
Hypernym
  • RELATIVESHUMANS who HAVE COMMON ANCESTORS.
    • HUMANANIMAL which HAS TWO LEGS AND LACKS FEATHERS.
Hyponym
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general term for in-laws is wài zōng 外宗.

2. Hòu jī 后姬 refers to royal or imperial in-laws.

黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006

SISTERS-IN-LAW 15. 妯娌。

姒，兄弟妻中的幼者稱長者。

娣，兄弟妻中的長者稱幼者。

先後，姒娣的合稱，泛指妯娌。

築娌，方言詞。

嫂，弟或弟妻稱兄妻。

Modern Chinese Criteria
內親

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

    Words

    外宗  wài zōng OC: ŋoods tsuuŋ MC: ŋɑi tsuo̝ŋ 5 Attributions

    The general term for in-laws is wài zōng 外宗.

      Syntactic words
    • NPpluralin-laws
    后姬  hòu jī OC: ɡoos klɯ MC: ɦu kɨ 2 Attributions

    Hòu jī 后姬 refers to royal or imperial in-laws.

      Syntactic words
    • NPimperial or royal in-laws
    舅姑  jiù gū OC: ɡuʔ kaa MC: gɨu kuo̝ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NP(post-N)parents in law (of the contextually determinate N)
    姻  yīn OC: qin MC: ʔin 1 Attribution

    Yīn 姻 refers to in-laws.

      Syntactic words
    • nin-laws
    妐  zhōng OC: kljoŋ MC: tɕi̯oŋ 0 Attributions

    Zhōng 妐 refers to the father of the husband.

      Syntactic words
    • nfather-in-law
    婭  yà OC: qraaɡs MC: ʔɣɛ 0 Attributions

    Ya 婭 refers to sons in-law in the same host family.

      Syntactic words
    • npluralappellation of one son in-law for another son-in-law in the same host family
    婦  fù OC: buʔ MC: bɨu 0 Attributions

    Fù 婦 may sometimes refer to a daughter-in-law.

      Syntactic words
    • nson's wife; wife
    岳  yuè OC: ŋruuɡ MC: ŋɣɔk 0 Attributions

    Yuè 岳 refers to the father of the wife.

      Syntactic words
    • nwife's parents
    小姑  xiǎo gū OC: smewʔ kaa MC: siɛu kuo̝ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NP[post-N]one's younger sister of husband; younger sister in law

    Existing SW for

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