乾兒子 [干儿－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    godson; (nominally) adopted son
    (syn.) 義子, 誼子, 老囝, 相認賴仔, 義囝, 繼拜兒子, 乾仔, 契崽, 契仔, 契子, 契囝, 過房兒子, 乾兒子, 乾兒, 義子 dated, 乾崽, 寄拜兒子