女大不中留

nǚ dà bù zhōng liú

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1. when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)

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Child Words of 女大不中留

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 中 中 zhōng: within
• 中 中 zhòng: to hit (the mark)
• 大 大 dà: big; large; great
• 大 大 dài: see 大夫[dài fu]
• 女 女 nǚ: female
• 留 留 liú: to leave (a message etc)
• 女 女 nǚ: female