女大十八变

Mandarin

simplified	女大十八变
traditional	女大十八變

Etymology

Literally: The eighteen changes of a grown woman.

Idiom

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

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)

     小时候，徐妈妈对自己这个难看的小女儿十分失望。但是，女大十八变，小S如今已经成为亭亭玉立的小天鹅。

     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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