po4 gaa1婆家
Jyutpingpo4 gaa1
Yalepòh gā
Definition
A husband's family; a married woman's in-laws.
colloquialfamilypeople
How it's used
Refers specifically to the husband's side of the family from the perspective of a married woman. It carries a traditional nuance of the wife being integrated into the husband's household, which is why it is often used in the context of visiting or fulfilling family obligations.
Examples
She rarely goes back to her husband's family for dinner.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 奶奶, which refers specifically to the mother-in-law. Using 婆家 implies the entire family unit or the household rather than an individual person.
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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.
