醜媳婦早晚也得見公婆 chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom)
  2. fig. it's not something you can avoid forever

CHARACTERS

醜 chǒu ugly looking, homely; disgraceful
媳 xí
HSK 6
daughter-in-law
婦 fù married women; woman; wife
早 zǎo
HSK 2
early; soon; morning
晚 wǎn
HSK 2
night, evening; late
也 yě
HSK 2
also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
得 děi
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire
見 jiàn see, observe, behold; perceive
公 gōng
HSK 2
fair, equitable; public; duke
婆 pó
HSK 5
old woman; grandmother