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媳婦熬成婆

xífùáochéngpó

ㄒㄧˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄠˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄆㄛˊ

Simplified 媳妇熬成婆

  1. 1lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)
  2. 2fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor
  3. 3what goes around comes around

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