女大十八變

See also: 女大十八变

Chinese

		female; woman; daughter	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
trad. (女大十八變)		女	大	十八變
simp. (女大十八变)		女	大	十八变
Literally: “The eighteen changes of a grown woman.”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nǚ dà shíbābiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚㄅㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi^5-2 daai⁶ sap⁶ baat³ bin³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: nǚ dà shíbābiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚㄅㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neu dah shyrba1biann
  - IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ta̠⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pa̠⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: neoi^5-2 daai⁶ sap⁶ baat³ bin³
  - Yale: néui daaih sahp baat bin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: noey^5-2 daai⁶ sap⁹ baat⁸ bin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: nêu² dai⁶ seb⁶ bad³ bin³
  - IPA ^(key): /nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵ tɑːi̯²² sɐp̚² pɑːt̚³ piːn³³/

Idiom

女大十八變

All of the changes that a girl makes when turning into a woman; blossom into womanhood

女大十八變，她如今已成為亭亭玉立的小天鵝。 [MSC, trad.]
女大十八变，她如今已成为亭亭玉立的小天鹅。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǚ dà shíbābiàn, tā rújīn yǐ chéngwéi tíngtíngyùlì de xiǎotiān'é. [Pinyin]
After having blossomed into womanhood, she has become a statuesque little swan.

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