没大没小 — “To show no respect for elders or superiors”
没大没小 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to show no respect for elders or superiors”. To be impolite or disrespectful.
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没大没小 Pronunciation and Pinyin
没大没小 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 没大没小
他对长辈说话总是没大没小，一点规矩都没有。
He always speaks to elders without respect, showing no manners at all.
Idioms Related to 没大没小
Antonyms of 没大没小
More idioms starting with 没
- méi没sān三méi没sì四disreputable or improper in conduct
- méi没shàng上méi没xià下disregarding proper hierarchy
- mò没shì世bù不wàng忘never forget throughout one's life
- mò没shì世bù不yú渝unchanging until death
- mò没shì世wú无chēng称die without renown
- mò没shì世wú无wén闻live and die in obscurity
- mò没shì世qióng穷nián年for one's entire life
- mò没shì世nán难wàng忘unforgettable until death
- méi没shì事zhǎo找shì事to make trouble out of nothing
- méi没rén仁méi没yì义heartless and unjust
- méi没piān偏méi没xiàng向fair and impartial
- méi没wèi卫yǐn饮yǔ羽shoot an arrow with immense power
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Open the tool →Questions about 没大没小
What does 没大没小 mean?
没大没小 (méi dà méi xiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to show no respect for elders or superiors”.
How do you pronounce 没大没小?
没大没小 is pronounced méi dà méi xiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 没大没小?
指对长辈或职位高的人不尊敬，没礼貌