丑 媳 妇 早 晚 要 见 公 婆

chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yào jiàn gōng pódictionary entry

(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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Original source entry:

醜媳婦早晚要見公婆 丑媳妇早晚要见公婆 [chou3 xi2 fu4 zao3 wan3 yao4 jian4 gong1 po2] /(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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