多年媳妇熬成婆
duō​nián​xí​fù'áo​chéng​pó

to finally come into one's own after long years of suffering

  • created sense approved 多年媳妇熬成婆/多年媳婦熬成婆 · duō​nián​xí​fù'áo​chéng​pó · to finally come into one's own after long years of suffering — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    多年媳妇熬成婆 / 多年媳婦熬成婆

    duō​nián​xí​fù'áo​chéng​pó

    to finally come into one's own after long years of suffering

    literally "after many years a daughter-in-law finally becomes a mother-in-law"; used to describe someone who has finally attained a position of authority or success after a long, difficult period of subservience or hard work

    多年 (literal) → 多年 · duō​nián · many years 媳妇 (literal) → 媳妇/媳婦 · xí​fù · daughter-in-law 熬 (literal) → 熬 · áo · to endure 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 婆 (literal) → 婆 · pó · husband's mother

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    created sense