岳父

• 병음: yuè fù
• 한자 분석: 岳 = 山 + 丘 (high mountain; honorific for in-laws); 父 = 父 (father)

뜻

장인(아내의 아버지)

Used exclusively for the wife's father. The husband's father is called 公公. Formal and respectful; in speech one often says 丈人 (colloquial) or addresses him directly by title.

예문

1. 他的岳父是一位退休的大学教授，学识渊博。
2. 婚礼前夕，他拜访了岳父表达敬意。
3. 岳父对这门婚事非常满意，欣然同意了。

사용 가이드

맥락: family, social

어조: respectful

올바른 표현

• 我岳父身体一直很硬朗，今年七十岁了还坚持锻炼。(My father-in-law is very healthy — he still exercises regularly at seventy.)
• 他特意赶回去参加岳父的退休宴会。(He rushed back especially to attend his father-in-law's retirement banquet.)

피해야 할 표현

• 老丈人 in formal writing — 老丈人 is colloquial/casual; use 岳父 in formal contexts

기원과 역사

岳 (mountain/father-in-law honorific) + 父 (father)

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal