亲家公

親家公

qìngjiagōng

noun

Meanings

1 father of one's son-in-law or daughter-in-law; co-father-in-law

Characters

in-law (kin-by-marriage reading)

family; household

elder male; grandfather

Examples

HSK 1

亲家公请我们去他家吃饭。

Qìngjiagōng qǐng wǒmen qù tājiā chīfàn.

My co-father-in-law invited us to his home for dinner.

HSK 3

两家亲家公一起喝酒庆祝。

Liǎng jiā qìngjiagōng yīqǐ hējiǔ qìngzhù.

The two co-fathers-in-law drank together to celebrate.

Tips

usage

Note 亲 is read qìng here, not qīn, a reserved reading for this in-law sense. Pairs with 亲家母 (the mother). English has no single term; "co-father-in-law" is the closest calque.

Stroke Order

亲 qīn

家 jiā

公 gōng