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

丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆

chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó

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

Sample Sentences

媳妇儿啊，看看我们的小宝贝儿，这脸蛋儿多可爱！但他自个儿在这儿玩儿，好像有点儿孤单。我们再生个孩子，给他做个伴儿吧！

xífur a ，kànkan wǒmen de xiǎo bǎobèir ，zhè liǎndànr duō kěài ！dàn tā zìgěr zài zhèr wánr ，hǎoxiàng yǒudiǎnr gūdān 。wǒmen zài shēng ge háizi ，gěi tā zuò ge bàner ba ！

My dear, look at our little baby, what a cute face! But he’s playing here by himself, and he seems a little lonely. Let’s have another baby to keep him company!

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明儿你就给我出门儿去找工作，别成天赖在家里。没个正经工作，我看你上哪儿找媳妇儿！

míngr nǐ jiù gěi wǒ chūméner qù zhǎo gōngzuò ，bié chéngtiān lài zài jiālǐ 。méi ge zhèngjīng gōngzuò ，wǒ kàn nǐ shàng nǎr zhǎo xífur ！

Tomorrow You’re gonna go out and get a job. Don’t stay home all day. If you don’t have a serious job, I’ll see where you can find a wife!

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我也听说老赵的儿子相当争气，不过是不是准备讨媳妇了，所以买车买房？

wǒ yě tīngshuō Lǎo Zhào de érzi xiāngdāng zhēngqì ，bùguò shì bùshì zhǔnbèi tǎo xífù le ，suǒyǐ mǎichē mǎifáng ？

I've heard that Zhao's son really makes his family proud. But might it be that he is preparing to get married, that's why he's got a house?

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你是不知道，他这个儿子可有想法了，说什么要让自己有足够条件养家，至于媳妇可以慢慢找，要找趣味相投，可以一块儿享受人生的。

nǐ shì bù zhīdào ，tā zhè ge érzi kě yǒu xiǎngfǎ le ，shuō shénme yào ràng zìjǐ yǒu zúgòu tiáojiàn yǎngjiā ，zhìyú xífù kěyǐ mànmàn zhǎo ，yào zhǎo qùwèi xiāng tóu ，kěyǐ yīkuàir xiǎngshòu rénshēng de 。

Well, let me tell you. This kid really has some opinions. He said something like wanting to get all the requirement for getting married ready first. Then, he can slowly search for a wife. Someone with similar interests, someone that can enjoy life with him.

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咳，瞧您说的，我媳妇儿是中国人啊，我爱她，所做的一切当然是乐在其中咯！

hài ，qiáo nín shuō de ，wǒ xífùr shì Zhōngguórén ā ，wǒ ài tā ，suǒ zuò de yīqiè dāngrán shì lè zài qízhōng lo ！

Huh, it's like you said, my wife is Chinese, I love her, so I'm happy to do all of it!

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嘿，哥们儿，打算和媳妇儿拼二胎吗？

hēi ，gēmenr ，dǎsuàn hé xífùr pīn èrtāi ma ？

Hey, buddy, are you going to try for a second child with your wife?

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好不容易，房子买了，车子买了，娶了媳妇安了家，国家又出了个二胎政策。

hǎobùróngyì ，fángzi mǎi le ，chēzi mǎi le ，qǔ le xífù ān le jiā ，guójiā yòu chū le gè èrtāi zhèngcè 。

It was so difficult. When you'd bought a house and bought a car, and set up home with a wife, then the country came up with second-child policy.

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媳妇儿却不乐意咯，大家都是职场人，都不愿意浪费职场生命啊，生一个完成任务交差就得了。

xífùr quèbù lèyì lo ，dàjiā dōu shì zhíchǎng rén ，dōu bù yuànyì làngfèi zhíchǎng shēngmìng ā ，shēng yī gè wánchéng rènwù jiāochāi jiù dé le 。

My wife is unwilling however, everyone has their own career, so she's not willing to waste the best years of her career, she prefers to give birth to a report on a completed assignment.

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哎呀！我老胡涂了嘛！欸，你说现在手机都帮着选股，该不会现在的APP也帮选媳妇吧？

āiyā ！wǒ lǎo hútú le ma ！èi ，nǐ shuō xiànzài shǒujī dōu bāng zhe xuǎn gǔ ，gāi bùhuì xiàn zài de APPyě bāng xuǎn xífù ba ？

Agh! I always get confused! Agh, so now your phone can help you choose stocks. Can apps now help you choose a daughter-in-law too?

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好主意！我说我们也来办间新创公司，像你一样想着找媳妇的人肯定不少。每股盈余别说是连年成长了，保证是翻倍成长。

hǎo zhǔyi ！wǒ shuō wǒmen yě lái bàn jiān xīnchuàng gōngsī ，xiàng nǐ yīyàng xiǎng zhe zhǎo xífù de rén kěndìng bùshǎo 。měigǔyíngyú bié shuō shì liánnián chéngzhǎng le ，bǎozhèng shì fānbèi chéngzhǎng 。

That's a good idea! We should launch a startup, there must be lots of people seeking a daughter-in-law. Nevermind seeing sustained growth of earnings per share for several years in a row, it's guaranteed to double.

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