丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆 in English chou3 xi2 fu4 zao3 wan3 ye3 dei3 jian4 gong1 po2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically it's not something you can avoid forever

Simplified Characters

丑 媳 妇 早 晚 也 得 见 公 婆

Traditional Characters

醜 媳 婦 早 晚 也 得 見 公 婆

Pinyin

chou3 xi2 fu4 zao3 wan3 ye3 dei3 jian4 gong1 po2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

丑chou3surname Chou 媳xi2daughter-in-law 妇fu4woman 早zao3early 晚wan3evening 也ye3surname Ye 得de2to obtain 见jian4to see 公gong1public 婆po2grandmother