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醜媳婦早晚要見公婆
简 丑媳妇早晚要见公婆 · 繁 醜媳婦早晚要見公婆Mandarin · pinyin chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yào jiàn gōng pó
Meanings
- (lit.) the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (proverb)
- (fig.) something unpleasant or embarrassing cannot be avoided forever; sooner or later one must face it
Characters in this entry
- 醜
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- 媳
- xí · daughter-in-law
- 婦
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- 早
- zǎo · early; soon; morning
- 晚
- wǎn · night, evening; late
- 要
- yào · necessary, essential; necessity
- 見
- jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
- 公
- gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
- 婆
- pó · old woman; grandmother
- 丑
- chǒu · clown, comedian; second earthly branch
- 妇
- fù · married women; woman; wife
- 见
- jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
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Mandarin tones
3–2–4–3–3–4–4–1–2 · chou3 xi2 fu4 zao3 wan3 yao4 jian4 gong1 po2
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