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沒大沒小

简没大没小 · 繁沒大沒小

Mandarin · pinyin méi dà méi xiǎo

impolite
cheeky
impudent

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沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink

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2–4–2–3 · mei2 da4 mei2 xiao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mut6 daai6 mut6 siu2

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(idiomatic) to have no sense of who is senior and who is junior; to show no respect to elders

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