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小时了了，大未必佳

xiǎo shí liǎo liǎo , dà wèi bì jiā

9-character word Traditional 小時了了，大未必佳

What 小时了了，大未必佳 means

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

The characters in 小时了了，大未必佳

• 小xiǎosmall; tiny; few
• 时shío'clock; time; when
• 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)…
• 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)…
• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 未wèinot yet; did not; have not
• 必bìcertainly; must; will
• 佳jiābeautiful; fine; good