丈母娘 zhàng mǔ niáng

wife's mother; mother-in-law; same as 丈母zhàng mǔ

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 28448th word

Definitions

  1. 1. wife's mother
  2. 2. mother-in-law
  3. 3. same as 丈母zhàng mǔ

Characters

Character Meaning
丈 zhàng HSK 2
husband; measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)
母 mǔ HSK 4
mother; (of animals) female; origin
娘 niáng HSK 5
mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate