







半子之谊 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the affectionate bond or special relationship between parents-in-law and their son-in-law, treating him as if he were their own son”. Literally, “The bond of a half-son”.

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Open the tool →半子之谊 (bàn zi zhī yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the affectionate bond or special relationship between parents-in-law and their son-in-law, treating him as if he were their own son”.
半子之谊 is pronounced bàn zi zhī yì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 半子之谊 means “the bond of a half-son”. It is used to mean “the affectionate bond or special relationship between parents-in-law and their son-in-law, treating him as if he were their own son”.
半子:女婿。半个儿子的情分