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noun[C]
one's wife's younger brother; a brother-in-law on the wife's side
cheonam
Pronunciation
Etymology
Sino-Korean compound from 처, from 妻 meaning “wife,” and 남, from 男 meaning “male; man.”
Examples
내 처남은 부산에 산다.
nae cheonameun busane sanda
My wife's younger brother lives in Busan.
처남과 저녁을 먹었다.
cheonamgwa jeonyeogeul meogeotda
I had dinner with my wife's younger brother.
그는 처남에게 결혼 축하 선물을 보냈다.
geuneun cheonamege gyeolhon chuka seonmureul bonaetda
He sent a wedding gift to his wife's younger brother.
Character Breakdown
처
cheo
wife
남
nam
male; man
Collocations
처남을 만나다
처남과 지내다
처남에게 부탁하다
손아래 처남
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