女大不中留 nǚ dà bù zhōng liú

DEFINITIONS

  1. when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)

CHARACTERS

女 nǚ
HSK 1
woman, girl; feminine; rad. 38
大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
中 zhōng
HSK 1
central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
留 liú
HSK 3
stop, halt; stay, detain, keep