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媳妇熬成婆

xí fù áo chéng pódictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
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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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

媳婦熬成婆 媳妇熬成婆 [xi2 fu4 ao2 cheng2 po2] /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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Other forms in these source records: 媳婦熬成婆

  • 媳
    xí

    daughter-in-law

  • 妇
    fù

    woman

  • 熬
    āo

    to simmer / to boil slowly

    áo

    to cook on a slow fire / to extract by heating / to decoct / to endure

  • 成
    chéng

    to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth

    Chéng

    surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都[Chéng dū]

  • 婆
    pó

    (bound form) grandmother / (bound form) matron / (bound form) mother-in-law / (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

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