醜婦終須見家翁

Chinese

			eventually; one day	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	one's own father; father-in-law
trad. (醜婦終須見家翁)		醜婦	終須	見	家翁
simp. (丑妇终须见家翁)		丑妇	终须	见	家翁
Literally: “an ugly woman eventually has to see her father-in-law”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cau² fu⁵ zung¹ seoi¹ gin³ gaa¹ jung¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cau² fu⁵ zung¹ seoi¹ gin³ gaa¹ jung¹
    • Yale: cháu fúh jūng sēui gin gā yūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsau² fu⁵ dzung¹ soey¹ gin³ gaa¹ jung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ceo² fu⁵ zung¹ sêu¹ gin³ ga¹ yung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐu̯³⁵ fuː¹³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵ kiːn³³ kaː⁵⁵ jʊŋ⁵⁵/

Proverb

醜婦終須見家翁

1. (Cantonese) if one has an undesirable thing to do (e.g., revealing something embarrassing), one eventually still has to do it