媳婦熬成婆

See also: 媳妇熬成婆

Chinese

		daughter-in-law; wife; partner	endure; to boil; stew endure; to boil; stew; to simmer	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (媳婦熬成婆)		媳婦	熬	成	婆
simp. (媳妇熬成婆)		媳妇	熬	成	婆
Literally: “A daughter-in-law who suffers will one day become a mother-in-law.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xífù áo chéng pó

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄠˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄆㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xífù áo chéng pó
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄠˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄆㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sífù áo chéng pó
    • Wade–Giles: hsi²-fu⁴ ao² chʻêng² pʻo²
    • Yale: syí-fù áu chéng pwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyifuh aur cherng por
    • Palladius: сифу ао чэн по (sifu ao čɛn po)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi³⁵ fu⁵¹ ˀɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

Proverb

媳婦熬成婆

1. Those who suffer, will one day get their chance; What goes around comes around.