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Character Decomposition
媳=女+息
Etymology
woman
Meanings
daughter-in-law
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Words with 媳 34 total
younger brother's wife; sister-in-law弟媳dì xídaughter-in-law儿媳ér xídaughter-in-law · wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation媳妇xí fùmother-in-law and daughter-in-law婆媳pó xídaughter-in-law儿媳妇ér xí fùto get oneself a wife · to take a daughter-in-law娶媳妇qǔ xí fùson's son's wife; grandson's wife孙媳妇sūn xí fùchild bride · girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law童养媳tóng yǎng xíerhua form of xí fù媳妇儿xí fù ryoung married woman · mistress · (fig.) punching bag · (old) child bride小媳妇xiǎo xí fubrother's son's wife; nephew's wife侄媳妇zhí xí fùwife of younger male cousin via male line堂弟媳táng dì xíwife of younger male cousin via female line表弟媳biǎo dì xíerhua form of ér xí fù儿媳妇儿ér xí fù rchild bride · girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law童养媳妇tóng yǎng xí fùsister's son's wife外甥媳妇wài sheng xí fùlit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom) · fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor · what goes around comes around媳妇熬成婆xí fù áo chéng pó(lit.) the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (proverb) · (fig.) something unpleasant or embarrassing cannot be avoided forever; sooner or later one must face it丑媳妇早晚要见公婆chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yào jiàn gōng pó
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