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Chinese symbol for “cheeky”

没大没小
méi dà méi xiǎo
Traditional: 沒大沒小
impolite; cheeky; impudent

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cheeky is 没大没小 (méi dà méi xiǎo), defined as: impolite; cheeky; impudent.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

没 méi
not, none, gone; to bury; to sink, to drown
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes
大 dà
big, great, vast, high, deep
radical 37 ⼤ · 3 strokes
没
没 méi
not, none, gone; to bury; to sink, to drown
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes
小 xiǎo
small, tiny, insignificant
radical 42 ⼩ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “cheeky”

WordPinyinMeaning
皮脸 (皮臉)pí liǎnnaughty; cheeky
惫赖 (憊賴)bèi làinaughty; cheeky

Related words

Other words that share a character with 没大没小.

WordPinyinMeaning
没有 (沒有)méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't
有没有 (有沒有)yǒu méi yǒu(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?
没什么 (沒什麼)méi shén meit doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
没错 (沒錯)méi cuòthat's right; sure!
没想到 (沒想到)méi xiǎng dàodidn't expect
没事 (沒事)méi shìit's not important; it's nothing
大学 (大學)dà xuéuniversity; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ)
大家dà jiāeveryone; influential family
小时 (小時)xiǎo shíhour

See also: Japanese symbol for “cheeky”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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