小时了了，大未必佳

xiǎo shí liǎo liǎo , dà wèi bì jiā

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1. being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)

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Child Words of 小时了了，大未必佳

• 了 了 le: (completed action marker)
• 大 大 dà: big; large; great
• 大 大 dài: see 大夫[dài fu]
• 小 小 xiǎo: small
• 小时 小时 xiǎo shí: hour
• 必 必 bì: certainly
• 时 时 shí: o'clock
• 未 未 wèi: not yet
• 未必 未必 wèi bì: not necessarily
• 了 了 liǎo: (of eyes) bright
• 了了 了了 liǎo liǎo: to realize clearly
• 佳 佳 jiā: beautiful