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媳婦熬成婆

简媳妇熬成婆 · 繁媳婦熬成婆

Mandarin · pinyin 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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2–4–2–2–2 · xi2 fu4 ao2 cheng2 po2

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sik1 fu5 ngaau4 sing4 po4

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