姑

mother-in-law

timid and evasive (person)

sister-in-law

mother-in-law (of the husband)

conflict between a bride and her mother-in-law

Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis var. tuberosa)

underhanded

(in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp)

dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising)

Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)

girl (esp. Chinese)

Ma Gu

things happening exactly as one pleases (wishes)

Eleocharis kuroguwai (species of spikerush)

daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)

Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)

parents-in-law