女大不中留 — “A grown girl should not be kept at home”
女大不中留 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When a girl reaches marriageable age, she should marry and not remain unmarried at home for too long; it's time for her to start her own family”. Literally, “A grown girl should not be kept at home”.
女大不中留 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 女大不中留 mean?
女大不中留 (nǚ dà bù zhōng liú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When a girl reaches marriageable age, she should marry and not remain unmarried at home for too long; it's time for her to start her own family”.
How do you pronounce 女大不中留?
女大不中留 is pronounced nǚ dà bù zhōng liú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 女大不中留 literally mean?
Literally, 女大不中留 means “a grown girl should not be kept at home”. It is used to mean “When a girl reaches marriageable age, she should marry and not remain unmarried at home for too long; it's time for her to start her own family”.
What is the Chinese definition of 女大不中留?
指女子成年，须及时出嫁，不宜久留在家。