| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 媳妇 | 媳婦 | xí fù | xi2 fu4 | daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman | ||
| 2 | 丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆 | 醜媳婦早晚也得見公婆 | chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó | chou3 xi2 fu4 zao3 wan3 ye3 dei3 jian4 gong1 po2 | lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom); fig. it's not something you can avoid forever | ||
| 3 | 多年媳妇熬成婆 | 多年媳婦熬成婆 | duō nián xí fù áo chéng pó | duo1 nian2 xi2 fu4 ao2 cheng2 po2 | see 媳妇熬成婆 | ||
| 4 | 侄媳妇 | 姪媳婦 | zhí xí fu | zhi2 xi2 fu5 | brother's son's wife; nephew's wife | ||
| 5 | 表弟媳 | 表弟媳 | biǎo dì xí | biao3 di4 xi2 | wife of younger male cousin via female line | ||
| 6 | 小媳妇儿 | 小媳婦兒 | xiǎo xí fu r | xiao3 xi2 fu5 r5 | young married woman; scapegoat; young girl engaged to sb by her parents (idiom) | ||
| 7 | 小媳妇 | 小媳婦 | xiǎo xí fu | xiao3 xi2 fu5 | young married woman; mistress; (fig.) punching bag; (old) child bride | ||
| 8 | 媳妇儿 | 媳婦兒 | xí fu r | xi2 fu5 r5 | wife; young married woman | ||
| 9 | 媳妇熬成婆 | 媳婦熬成婆 | xí fù áo chéng pó | xi2 fu4 ao2 cheng2 po2 | lit. 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 | ||
| 10 | 媳 | 媳 | xí | xi2 | daughter-in-law | ||
| 11 | 外甥媳妇 | 外甥媳婦 | wài sheng xí fù | wai4 sheng5 xi2 fu4 | sister's son's wife | ||
| 12 | 童养媳妇 | 童養媳婦 | tóng yǎng xí fù | tong2 yang3 xi2 fu4 | child bride; girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law | ||
| 13 | 童养媳 | 童養媳 | tóng yǎng xí | tong2 yang3 xi2 | child bride; girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law | ||
| 14 | 堂弟媳 | 堂弟媳 | táng dì xí | tang2 di4 xi2 | wife of younger male cousin via male line | ||
| 15 | 孙媳夫 | 孫媳夫 | sūn xí fu | sun1 xi2 fu5 | son's son's wife; grandson's wife; son's son's wife; grandson's wife | ||
| 16 | 娶媳妇 | 娶媳婦 | qǔ xí fù | qu3 xi2 fu4 | to get oneself a wife; to take a daughter-in-law | ||
| 17 | 婆媳 | 婆媳 | pó xí | po2 xi2 | mother-in-law and daughter-in-law | ||
| 18 | 儿媳妇儿 | 兒媳婦兒 | ér xí fu r | er2 xi2 fu5 r5 | erhua variant of 儿媳妇 | ||
| 19 | 儿媳妇 | 兒媳婦 | ér xí fu | er2 xi2 fu5 | daughter-in-law | ||
| 20 | 儿媳 | 兒媳 | ér xí | er2 xi2 | daughter-in-law | ||
| 21 | 弟媳 | 弟媳 | dì xí | di4 xi2 | younger brother's wife; sister-in-law |
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