小時了了,大未必佳 xiǎo shí liǎo liǎo , dà wèi bì jiā

clever child, may not succeed as adult

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)

Characters

Character Meaning
small; young; tiny
time; when; o'clock
(completed action marker)
(completed action marker)
big; large; great
not yet; not; have not
must; necessarily; certainly
good; fine; beautiful