lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom); fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor; what goes around comes around
trad. 媳婦熬成婆
Also written 媳婦熬成婆【xí fù áo chéng pó】
Characters in this word
5媳
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daughter-in-law
- Pinyin
- xí
- Strokes
- 13
妇
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woman
- Pinyin
- fù
- Traditional
- 婦
- Strokes
- 6
熬
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to simmer; to boil slowly
- Pinyin
- āo
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 9793 of 2500
成
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surname Cheng, short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
- Pinyin
- Chéng
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 677 of 2500
婆
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(bound form) grandmother, (bound form) matron, (bound form) mother-in-law, (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
- Pinyin
- pó
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 28878 of 2500