The gentlest five-character idiom

Female Eighteen Changes

Pronunciation nǚ dà shí bā biàn

Definition refers to the many changes in the appearance and personality of women during their development and growth.

Source: Song Dynasty Shi Daoyuan's "Jingde Chuan Leng Lu": "The dragon girl has eighteen transformations. You and the old monk try it out."

The female dragon failed to survive.

Pronunciation nǚ dà bù zhòng liú

The meaning means that when a woman reaches adulthood, she must get married in time and should not stay at home for a long time.

Source: Jin·Dong Jieyuan's "The Chronicles of the West Chamber Zhugong Diao" Volume 6: "Don't be wrinkled, as the saying goes: 'Young women can't be retained.

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