媳妇熬成婆

Traditional: 媳婦熬成婆

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Dictionary entry

lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)

What does 媳妇熬成婆 mean?

媳妇熬成婆 (xí fù áo chéng pó) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)

2fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor

3what goes around comes around

Character breakdown

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媳xídaughter-in-law 妇fùwoman 熬āoto simmer; to boil slowly 成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]婆pó(bound form) grandmother · (bound form) matron

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