醜婦終須見家翁 (cau2 fu5 zung1 seoi1 gin3 gaa1 jung1) — sooner or later one's shortcomings and faults will be shown to others in Cantonese

cauˊ²fuˏ₅zungˉ¹seoiˉ¹gin˗₃gaaˉ¹jungˉ¹
丑妇终须见家翁
Mandarin Pinyin: chou3 fu4 zhong1 zu1 jian4 jia1 weng1

Meaning of 醜婦終須見家翁

nounsooner or later one's shortcomings and faults will be shown to others
noun(literally: an ugly woman will have to meet her husband's father anyhow); to have to do something anyhow; to have to come to terms and face the unavoidable scrutiny of others on one's shortcomings and faults eventually

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