女大不由娘女大不由娘女大不由娘

once a daughter is grown, she doesn't go by her mother

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Meaning: A grown daughter makes her own decisions, such as about marriage, and her mother can't decide for her.

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Simplified: 女大不由娘
Pinyin: nǚ dà bùyóu niáng
Bopomofo: ㄋㄩˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄧㄤˊ

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

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