Your parents-in-law are the mother and father of your husband or wife — the parents you gain through marriage, not through blood. English uses one word for both sides. Chinese does not: a wife’s husband’s parents are 公婆; a husband’s wife’s parents are 岳父母.

Your parents-in-law你的 parents-in-law are是 of your husband or wife你先生或太太 the mother and father的媽媽和爸爸 — through marriage是你因結婚 you gain而得到 the parents的父母， not through blood不是因血緣。English英語 for both sides對兩邊 uses one word用同一個詞。Chinese中文 does not不是這樣： a wife’s husband’s parents太太這邊，丈夫的父母 are是 公婆； a husband’s wife’s parents丈夫這邊，妻子的父母 are是 岳父母。

People also say “my in-laws” for a wider group (brothers-in-law, and so on), though parents-in-law is only those two parents. Though actually, in loose talk “the in-laws” often means just the parents, and it can sound like a joke or a small complaint. The full phrase parents-in-law is plainer and more careful.

People人們 for a wider group對更大的一群人 also say也會說 “my in-laws” (brothers-in-law, and so on)（brothers-in-law 等等）， though不過 parents-in-law is only只指 those two parents那兩位父母。Though actually不過其實， in loose talk隨口說的時候 “the in-laws” often means常常就只指 just the parents那對父母， and it而且它 can sound like聽起來可能像 a joke玩笑 or a small complaint或小小的抱怨。The full phrase完整的說法 parents-in-law is plainer比較平實 and more careful也比較慎重。

You keep the hyphens in writing.

You你 in writing書寫時 keep保留 the hyphens那些連字號。