大大咧咧
dà dà liē liē · HSK 7
carefree
😎 dà dà = big big + liē liē = grinning wide — too chill to care
The repeated 大 (big) plus 咧 (mouth stretched open, as in a grin) doubles up twice, giving a sense of someone so laid-back they just laugh everything off. Big-big-grin-grin = carefree.
大 — pictograph of a person with arms outstretched
大 is a pictograph showing a person standing with arms and legs spread wide. The outstretched arms suggest 'big' or 'great', extending from the literal image of a large stance to abstract meanings like important or grand. It is one of the oldest characters, found on oracle bones.
大 — pictograph of a person with arms outstretched
大 is a pictograph showing a person standing with arms and legs spread wide. The outstretched arms suggest 'big' or 'great', extending from the literal image of a large stance to abstract meanings like important or grand. It is one of the oldest characters, found on oracle bones.