女大十八变 in English nu:3 da4 shi2 ba1 bian4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was

Simplified Characters

女 大 十 八 变

Traditional Characters

女 大 十 八 變

Pinyin

nu:3 da4 shi2 ba1 bian4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

女nv3female 大da4big 十shi2ten 八ba1eight 变bian4to change