醜婦終須見家翁 (cau2 fu5 zung1 seoi1 gin3 gaa1 jung1 | chou3 fu4 zhong1 zu1 jian4 jia1 weng1) : sooner or later one's shortcomings and faults will be shown to others

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醜婦終須見家翁

cau2 fu5 zung1 seoi1 gin3 gaa1 jung1

chou3 fu4 zhong1 zu1 jian4 jia1 weng1

sooner or later one's shortcomings and faults will be shown to others

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

醜婦終須見家翁 / 丑妇终须见家翁

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醜 cau2 - ugly; disgraceful
婦 fu5 pou5 - married woman; matron
終 zung1 - end; conclusion; death
須 seoi1 - must; have to
見 gin3 jin6 - see; meet; view; show evidence of
家 gaa1 - home; family; specialist
翁 jung1 - old man

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