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親家公

简亲家公 · 繁親家公

Mandarin · pinyin qìng jia gōng

father of one's child's spouse

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親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

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4–5–1 · qing4 jia5 gong1

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noun

co-father-in-law
(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) father of one's parent's sibling's spouse
(Taiwanese Hokkien) father of one's co-parent-in-law

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