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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

(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

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醜: Look up this written character
媳: xí · daughter-in-law
婦: Look up this written character
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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3–2–4–3–3–4–4–1–2 · chou3 xi2 fu4 zao3 wan3 yao4 jian4 gong1 po2

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