汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 媳妇熬成婆
xí fù áo chéng pó
媳妇熬成婆 (媳婦熬成婆)
lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom) / fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor / what goes around comes around
媳 xí 妇 (婦) fù 熬 áo/āo 成 chéng 婆 pó
COMMON WORDS WITH 媳妇熬成婆
多年媳妇熬成婆 ( 多年媳婦熬成婆 )
duō nián xí fù áo chéng pó
see 媳婦熬成婆|媳妇熬成婆[xi2 fu4 ao4 cheng2 po2]
( 多年媳婦熬成婆 )
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

另一方面对于普通公务员，能进不能出，进入之后退出难，因此等待观望、得过且过、“多年媳妇熬成婆”的心理普遍存在。

On the other hand for ordinary civil servants, can be hired but not to enter after the withdrawal difficult, wait, just muddle along, "Over the daughter-in-law Aocheng woman" psychological widespread.

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