多年媳妇熬成婆

duō nián xí fù áo chéng pó

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Definitions

  1. 1. see 媳婦熬成婆|媳妇熬成婆[xí fù ào chéng pó]

Child Words of 多年媳妇熬成婆

多
duō

many; much

多年
duō nián

many years

媳妇
xí fù

daughter-in-law

年
nián

year

成
chéng

to succeed

熬
āo

to boil

熬
áo

to cook on a slow fire

婆
pó

grandmother

妇
fù

woman

媳
xí

daughter-in-law

媳妇熬成婆
xí fù áo chéng pó

lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)