岳父 (yuèfù): father-in-law (wife's father)

Measure Word

一位岳父 wèi

我岳父是一位退休教师。

Wǒ yuèfù shì yī wèi tuìxiū jiàoshī.

My father-in-law is a retired teacher.

春节我们去岳父家吃饭。

Chūnjié wǒmen qù yuèfù jiā chīfàn.

We go to my father-in-law's house for dinner during Spring Festival.

usage

岳父 specifically refers to a man's wife's father. A woman's husband's father is 公公. In casual speech, 老丈人 is also used for 岳父.

history

岳 originally means 'great mountain'. The term 岳父 likens the father-in-law to a towering mountain — a figure of respect and authority.

岳 yuè

父 fù