岳父 yuèfù wife's father, father-in-law
How to remember 岳父: 岳 mountain peak + 父 father = wife's father, father-in-law.
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How it is used
- A man's father-in-law - his wife's father - 岳父很支持我们的婚事 (yuèfù hěn zhīchí wǒmen de hūnshì) my father-in-law strongly supports our marriage.
- Formal term used by the husband; the colloquial version is 老丈人 (lǎozhàngren).
- Pairs with 岳母. For the wife's view of the husband's father, use 公公 (gōnggong). 岳 here is 'peak,' a respectful old usage.