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丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆

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chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó

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

Child Words of 丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆

丑
chǒu

clown

也
yě

(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only)

公
gōng

public

公婆
gōng pó

husband's parents

媳妇
xí fù

daughter-in-law

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

早
zǎo

early

早晚
zǎo wǎn

morning and evening

晚
wǎn

evening

见
jiàn

to see

见
xiàn

to appear

婆
pó

grandmother

妇
fù

woman

媳
xí

daughter-in-law

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