女大十八變
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lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
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fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use
- Literally
- a girl changes eighteen times as she grows up
- Meaning
- A girl's looks change greatly in adolescence, usually for the better. Said when someone has grown prettier than expected.
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