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老丈人

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo zhàng ren

(coll.) father-in-law (wife's father)

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老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
丈: zhàng · unit of length equal 3.3 meters; gentleman, man, husband
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else

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3–4–5 · lao3 zhang4 ren5

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(chiefly Mandarin, Jin, colloquial) father-in-law (wife's father)

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