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上門女婿

简上门女婿 · 繁上門女婿

Mandarin · pinyin shàng mén nǚ xu

live-in son-in-law; husband living with the wife's family

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
婿: xù · son-in-law; husband
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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4–2–3–5 · shang4 men2 nu:3 xu5

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noun

(dialectal) live-in son-in-law

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