rể

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 婿 (SV: tế).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ze˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐej˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹej˨˩˦]
• Homophone: rễ

Noun

rể • (嫷, 𡤠)

1. son-in-law
2. Short for chú rể (“groom; bridegroom”) (man about to be married).

Derived terms

• anh rể (“brother-in-law (elder sister's husband)”)
• con rể (“son-in-law”)
• em rể (“brother-in-law (younger sister's husband)”)
• gửi rể (“to live with one's wife's family after marriage”)
• ở rể (“to live with one's wife's family after marriage”)
• phù rể (“groomsman”)

 

Related terms

• dâu (“bride”)