- 儿媳妇 érxífu daughter-in-lawthe wife of one's son
- 媳妇儿 xífur wife(dialect) wife
- 小媳妇 xiǎoxífu young married womanA young woman who is married; in older literature, sometimes used as a self-depreciating term for a wife
- 娶媳妇 qǔxífu to take a wifeto get married (of a man); to take a wife
- 孙媳妇 sūnxífu grandson's wifegrandson's wife; granddaughter-in-law
- 侄媳妇 zhíxífu nephew's wifethe wife of one's brother's son; a nephew's wife
- 孙媳妇儿 sūnxífur grandson's wifethe wife of one's grandson; a granddaughter-in-law
- 巧媳妇煮不得没米粥 qiǎoxífùzhǔbùdéméimǐzhōu even a clever housewife cannot cook rice porridge without riceone cannot achieve anything without the necessary means or materials
- 弟媳妇 dìxífu younger brother's wifeyounger brother's wife; sister-in-law
- 新媳妇儿 xīnxífur bride(colloquial) a bride or a woman who has recently married
- 丑媳妇总得要见公婆 chǒuxífuzǒngděiyàojiàngōngpó to face the musicliterally meaning an ugly daughter-in-law must eventually meet her parents-in-law; it describes a situation that cannot be avoided or hidden forever and must eventually be faced and dealt with
- 童养媳妇 tóngyǎngxífù child bridechild bride; girl adopted into a family as a future daughter-in-law
- 丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆 chǒuxífuzǎowǎnyěděijiàngōngpó it's not something you can avoid foreverliterally meaning the ugly daughter-in-law must eventually meet her parents-in-law; it means that no matter how much you want to hide a weakness or a problem, you will eventually have to face the truth or the people concerned
- 儿媳妇儿 érxífur daughter-in-lawthe wife of one's son
- 外甥媳妇 wàishēngxífù sister's son's wifethe wife of one's sister's son
- 多年媳妇熬成婆 duōniánxífù'áochéngpó to finally come into one's own after long years of sufferingliterally "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
- 大媳妇 dàxífù wife of the eldest sonthe wife of one's eldest son
- 媳妇熬成婆 xífù'áochéngpó from victim to authorityliterally meaning a daughter-in-law eventually becomes a mother-in-law; used to describe an oppressed subordinate who finally gains a position of power after years of hardship, often implying they may now exercise the same authority they once suffered under