儿大不由爹，女大不由娘兒大不由爹，女大不由娘兒大不由爹，女大不由娘

a grown son doesn't obey his father, a grown daughter doesn't obey her mother

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Grown children make their own decisions, and parents can no longer control them. Often said with a sigh.

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Simplified: 儿大不由爹，女大不由娘
Traditional (Taiwan): 兒大不由爹，女大不由娘
Pinyin: ér dà bùyóu diē, nǚ dà bùyóu niáng
Bopomofo: ㄦˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧㄝ，ㄋㄩˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄧㄤˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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