老大不小

lǎo dà bù xiǎo

Dictionary entry

no longer a child (idiom)

What does 老大不小 mean?

老大不小 (lǎo dà bù xiǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1no longer a child (idiom)

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老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-小xiǎosmall · tiny

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老大不小

lǎo dà bù xiǎo

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