丈母娘看女婿，越看越有趣
zhàng​mǔ​niáng​kàn​nǚ​xù​yuè​kàn​yuè​yǒu​qù

a mother-in-law likes her son-in-law more and more as she looks at him

  1. 丈母娘 zhàng​mu​niáng
    mother-in-law
    mother of one's wife; mother-in-law
  2. 看 kàn verb
    to see
    to see; to look at; to watch; to read (silently)
  3. 女婿 nǚ​xu noun
    son-in-law
    the husband of one's daughter
  4. ， yuè
    non-Chinese
  5. 越 yuè adverb
    the more
    Used in the 越...越... yuè... yuè pattern meaning "the more... the more...", or in 越来越... yuè​lái​yuè meaning "increasingly..."
  6. 看 kàn verb
    to see
    to see; to look at; to watch; to read (silently)
  7. 越 yuè adverb
    the more
    Used in the 越...越... yuè... yuè pattern meaning "the more... the more...", or in 越来越... yuè​lái​yuè meaning "increasingly..."
  8. 有趣 yǒu​qù verb + noun
    interesting
    interesting; fascinating; amusing; able to spark curiosity or joy