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无大无小 — “Disregarding age or seniority”

无大无小 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Disregarding age or seniority”. Showing a lack of proper respect for hierarchy in social interactions. Literally, “no big no small”.

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无大无小 Pronunciation and Pinyin

无大无小 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
无
wú4without, not having
大
dà3large, big, great
无
wú4without, not having
小
xiǎo3small, little, young, minor

Example Sentence with 无大无小

小孩子们在长辈面前说话做事无大无小,需要好好教育。
The children's behavior and speech in front of adults show a disregard for age and seniority; they need proper guidance.

Idioms Related to 无大无小

Synonyms of 无大无小

  • méi没dà大méi没xiǎo小disrespectful to elders or superiors

Antonyms of 无大无小

  • zūn尊lǎo老ài爱yòu幼respect the elderly and care for the young

More idioms starting with 无

  • wú无yī一bù不bèi备everything is provided
  • wú无yī一bù不zhī知know everything
  • wú无yī一kě可not a single redeeming quality
  • wú无wàn万dà大qiān千innumerable, countless
  • wú无xià下zhù箸chǔ处overwhelmed by an abundance of food
  • wú无yǔ与wéi为bǐ比unparalleled, without equal
  • wú无yǔ与lún伦bǐ比incomparable and matchless
  • wú无yǔ与bǐ比lún伦Unrivaled; beyond compare
  • wú无yè业yóu游mín民unemployed wandering vagrant
  • wú无sī丝yǒu有xiàn线under a cloud of suspicion
  • wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing
  • wú无wéi为zhī之zhì治governance by non-interference

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Questions about 无大无小

What does 无大无小 mean?

无大无小 (wú dà wú xiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Disregarding age or seniority”.

How do you pronounce 无大无小?

无大无小 is pronounced wú dà wú xiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 无大无小 literally mean?

Literally, 无大无小 means “no big no small”. It is used to mean “Disregarding age or seniority”.

What is the Chinese definition of 无大无小?

①无论大小。指举国上下。②不分年长年幼、辈份大辈份小。

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