女大十八變

Mandarin

Etymology

Literally: The eighteen changes of a grown woman.

Idiom

女大十八變 (traditional, Pinyin nǚ dà shí bā biàn, simplified 女大十八变)

1. All of the changes that a girl makes when turning into a woman; blossom into womanhood
   • 2005: Ma Chiyuan (马驰原), http://book.sina.com.cn 新浪读书 (sina.com literature page)

     小時候，徐媽媽對自己這個難看的小女兒十分失望。但是，女大十八變，小S如今已經成為亭亭玉立的小天鵝。

     When she was small, momma Xu was thoroughly distressed about her own daughter's homely appearance. But after having blossomed into womanhood, Little S has become a statuesque little swan.

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