女大不中留

Chinese

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|- ! !female; woman; daughter

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big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor

!not; no

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middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)

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leave (message); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve

|- !simp. and trad.
(女大不中留) | 女 | 大 | 不 | 中 | 留 |}

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): nǚ dà bù zhōng liú
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ

Proverb

女大不中留

  1. When a girl grows up, she should not stay at home (she should get married).
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