冇大冇細 (mou5 daai6 mou5 sai3) — detachment between parents and their adolescent children (lit., "no big no small") in Cantonese

mouˏ₅daaiˍ₆mouˏ₅sai˗₃
冇大冇细
Mandarin Pinyin: mao3 da4 mao3 xi4

Meaning of 冇大冇細

noundetachment between parents and their adolescent children (lit., "no big no small")
nounno respect for parents and old people
noun'don't know one's place': describes a disrespectful behavior towards an elder, normally a saying from an elder to the youngster who disrespects them

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