姻 (jan1) — relation by marriage in Cantonese
janˉ¹姻Mandarin Pinyin: yin1
Meaning of 姻
nounrelation by marriage
nounmarriage
Example Sentences with 姻
cukˉ¹促sengˎ₄成yanˉ¹姻yunˎ₄緣
Arrange a marriage.
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋haiˍ₆係jinˉ¹姻aa3.婭。
They are in-laws.
ngoˏ₅我go˗₃個jinˉ¹姻aa˗₃婭houˊ²好hou2.好。
My in-laws are very good.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係ngoˏ₅我jinˉ¹姻aa3.婭。
He/She is my in-law.
ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔sikˉ¹識keoiˏ₅佢jinˉ¹姻aa3.婭。
I don't know his/her in-laws.
Words Containing 姻
同性婚姻tung4 sing3 fan1 jan1
gay marriage/same-sex marriages
婚姻fan1 jan1
wedding, marriage, matrimony
婚姻狀況fan1 jan1 zong6 fong3
marriage status, marital status
婚姻法fan1 jan1 faat3
marriage law
姻緣石jan1 jyun4 sek6
Lover's Rock, this phallus-shaped rock in Hong Kong is said to have granted happy marriages to pious worshippers especially on 三六 (the Three Sixes) of the lunar month
求姻緣kau4 jan1 jyun4
to pray for a good marriage
形式婚姻jing4 sik1 fan1 jan1
marriage of convenience; marriage for appearance sake
姻緣jan1 jyun4
conjugal felicity
姻婭jan1 aa3
relatives by marriage
千里姻緣兜錯圈cin1 lei5 jan1 jyun4 dau1 co3 hyun1
TV drama series named "A Matter of Business" broadcasted in Hong Kong by TVB in 1998
婚姻介紹所fan1 jan1 gaai3 siu6 so2
matrimonial agency; introduction agency
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