媳妇熬成婆 in English xi2 fu4 ao2 cheng2 po2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically the oppressed will become the oppressor
  • what goes around comes around

Simplified Characters

媳 妇 熬 成 婆

Traditional Characters

媳 婦 熬 成 婆

Pinyin

xi2 fu4 ao2 cheng2 po2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

媳xi2daughter-in-law 妇fu4woman 熬ao2to boil 成cheng2surname Cheng 婆po2grandmother