三姑六婆
sān gū liù pó
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1 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
公说公有理，婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
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1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
天要落雨，娘要嫁人
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén
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1 the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
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2 fig. the natural order of things
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3 something you can't go against
媳妇熬成婆
xí fù áo chéng pó
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1 lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)
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2 fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor
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3 what goes around comes around
有奶便是娘
yǒu nǎi biàn shì niáng
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1 lit. whoever provides milk is your mother (idiom)
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2 fig. to follow whoever is feeding you
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3 to put one's loyalties where one's interests lie
王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
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1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
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2 all one's geese are swans
老婆孩子热炕头
lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou
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1 wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom)
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2 the simple and good life
苦口婆心
kǔ kǒu pó xīn
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1 earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently
丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆
chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó
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1 lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom)
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2 fig. it's not something you can avoid forever