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Usage of 岳母


Pegasus

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Hi everyone, 

 

I was wondering if there are any Chinese language users here who could enlighten me on the way people use the word "岳母". 

 

According to my dictionary, it means "mother-in-law (wife's mother)". 

 

Is it a term that I could use to address my mother-in-law? For example, when I see my mother-in-law next week, could I say this to her, "岳母您好。好久不見。您好嗎? 您最近怎麽樣?" Or would it be strange or rude to address her this way? 

 

Thank you. 

 

Sincerely, 

Pegasus

 

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“岳母” refers to "mother-in-law".

 

But in China, we don't call “岳母”directly.

 

When you see your "mother-in-law", just call her "妈妈"

 

But when you talk about your mother in law to a different person, you can say"岳母".

 

For example,

 

A: 嗨,大卫!你昨天没有参加我们的聚会,你去哪里了?

 

B: 我岳母生病了, 我去医院看她了。

 

A: Hi, David, you didn't join our party yesterday, where did you go?

 

B: My "mother-in-law" was sick, I went to the hospital and visited her yesterday.

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