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媳妇熬成婆

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5-character word Traditional 媳婦熬成婆

What 媳妇熬成婆 means

1. lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)
2. fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor
3. what goes around comes around

The characters in 媳妇熬成婆

• 媳xídaughter-in-law
• 妇fùwoman
• 熬áoto cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure
• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
• 婆pó(bound form) grandmother; (bound form) matron; (bound form) mother-in-law

Words containing 媳妇熬成婆

• 多年媳妇熬成婆duō nián xí fù áo chéng pósee 媳妇熬成婆