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媳婦熬成婆 (sik1 fu5 ngaau4 sing4 po4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

媳婦熬成婆 (sik1 fu5 ngaau4 sing4 po4, xí fù áo chéng pó) — 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

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 媳 (sik1) — daughter-in-law (son's wife)
• 媳婦 (sik1 fu5) — daughter-in-law; wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation
• 媳婦兒 (sik1 fu5 ji4) — erhua form of 媳婦|媳妇[xi2 fu5]
• 息勞歸主 (sik1 lou4 gwai1 zyu2) — to rest from one's labour and return to God
• 息口 (sik1 hau2) — noun; Interest rate
• 息影 (sik1 jing2) — to retire from the entertainment industry into private life

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