丑媳妇总得见公婆

丑媳妇总得见公婆

Literally means:

an ugly daughter-in-law always sees her in-laws

Actually means:

Even if the daughter-in-law looks ugly, she will have to meet her parents-in-law sooner or later.

This phrase figuratively means people cannot conceal their defects forever, and they will be revealed sooner or later; it also means the problems encountered will have to be solved sooner or later. In some cases it is used for joking.

媳妇长得再丑，总有一天要和公公婆婆见面。

比喻缺点不能永远隐瞒下去，总有一天要让别人知道，或碰到的问题，早晚总是要面对或解决的。有时含有开玩笑的意思。