sai3婿
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Yalesai
Definition
Son-in-law; husband of one's daughter.
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How it's used
The single character 婿 is primarily a morpheme used in formal or literary compounds like 乘龍快婿. In everyday spoken Cantonese, the full term 女婿 is used exclusively to refer to a daughter's husband. Using 婿 alone in casual conversation will sound unnatural or archaic to native speakers.
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go3個goExamples
When are you bringing your son-in-law over for dinner?
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Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 婿 as a standalone noun in casual speech, but it must be paired with 女 to form 女婿. It is not interchangeable with 老公 or 丈夫.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
