How to say "明面上是主母" (míng miàn shàng shì zhǔ mǔ) in Chinese dialogue

míngmiànshàngshìzhǔ

she'll be the mistress on the surface,

Idioms & Colloquial Expressions
Grammar Patterns
INTERACTIVE SCRIPT TIMELINE
LINE 0131:50
hòu
jià
dào
zhōu
jiā

after marrying into the Zhou clan,

LINE 0231:52
PLAYING SCENE
míng
miàn
shàng
shì
zhǔ

she'll be the mistress on the surface,

LINE 0331:54
bèi

but secretly,

Show Information
Source MediaTV Series
Season & EpisodeS1 E19
Timestamp31:52
TMDB ID262932