媳婦熬成婆 xí fù áo chéng pó

fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor
  2. 2. what goes around comes around
  3. 3. lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
媳 xí HSK 6
daughter-in-law
婦 fù
woman; old variant of 婦fù
熬 áo HSK 5
to endure; to cook on a slow fire; to decoct
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
婆 pó HSK 5
grandmother; mother-in-law; matron