rể

See also: Appendix:Variations of "re"

See also: rễ

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ze˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐej˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹej˨˩˦]
Homophone: rễ

Noun

rể • (嫷, 𡤠)

son-in-law
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”)