Chinese

		female; woman; daughter	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	eighteen; 18	to change; to become different; to transform to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
trad. (女大十八變)		女	大	十八	變
simp. (女大十八变)		女	大	十八	变
Literally: “The eighteen changes of a grown woman.”.

Idiom

女大十八變

1. All of the changes that a girl makes when turning into a woman; blossom into womanhood

   女大十八變，她如今已成為亭亭玉立的小天鵝。 [MSC, trad.]

   女大十八变，她如今已成为亭亭玉立的小天鹅。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǚdàshíbābiàn, tā rújīn yǐ chéngwéi tíngtíngyùlì de xiǎotiān'é. [Pinyin]

   After having blossomed into womanhood, she has become a statuesque little swan.