being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)
trad. 小時了了，大未必佳
Also written 小時了了，大未必佳【xiǎo shí liǎo liǎo , dà wèi bì jiā】
Characters in this word
7小
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small, tiny, few, young
- Pinyin
- xiǎo
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 245 of 2500
时
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old variant of 時|时[shi2]
- Pinyin
- shí
- Traditional
- 旹
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 224 of 2500
了
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(completed action marker), (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now), (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
- Pinyin
- le
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 4 of 2500
大
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big; large; great, older (than another person), eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]), greatly; freely; fully, (dialect) father, (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
- Pinyin
- dà
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 199 of 2500
未
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not yet, did not, have not, not, 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep, ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
- Pinyin
- wèi
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 1534 of 2500
必
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certainly, must, will, necessarily
- Pinyin
- bì
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 9692 of 2500
佳
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surname Jia
- Pinyin
- Jiā
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 12665 of 2500