ngok6 fu2岳父
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Definition
A man's father-in-law; his wife's father.
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How it's used
While 岳父 is the standard term for a wife's father, it sounds quite formal or literary in daily Cantonese. Most people prefer to use the more colloquial term 外父 when speaking to friends or family. Using 岳父 can sometimes sound like you are reading from a formal document or speaking in a very respectful, distant manner.
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I have to have dinner with my father-in-law tonight.
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Common phrases
meet the father-in-law
Common mistake
Learners often confuse 岳父 with 岳母, which refers to the mother-in-law. Additionally, remember that these terms are strictly for the wife's side of the family; the husband's parents are referred to as 奶奶 and 爺爺 or 家公 and 家婆.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
