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婆家
pójiā
Description
婆家是指女人结婚以后，丈夫的家。
"婆家" refers to the husband's family after a woman gets married.
过年的时候，她要去婆家看公公婆婆。
During the New Year, she goes to her "婆家" to visit her father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Meanings
婆家pójiā
a married woman's husband's family or home
结婚后她住在婆家。
After marriage, she lived with her husband's family.
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Notes
- Etymology
婆 (husband's mother) + 家 (home/family), the family a woman marries into.
- Nuance
contrasts with 娘家, which is a married woman's own parents' home.
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