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just come out of one's thatched cottage; be wet behind the ears; young and inexperienced

chū chū máo lú

初 出 茅 庐

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slmetajust come out of one's thatched cottage; be wet behind the ears; young and inexperienced
- tā shì gè chū chū máo lú de lǎo shī
  他是个初出茅庐的老师。
  He is a a newly trained teacher.
- tā hái shi gè chū chū máo lú de xiǎo huǒ zi ne
  他还是个初出茅庐的小伙子呢。
  He is just a young guy who is still wet behind the ears.
- tā chū chū máo lú hái wèi dào dǒng shì nián líng
  她初出茅庐，还未到懂事年龄。
  She is young and hasn't cut her wisdom teeth yet.
- chū chū máo lú de zhǔ chí rén
  初出茅庐的主持人
  a fledgling TV host
- chū chū máo lú de jì zhě
  初出茅庐的记者
  fledgling reporter
- chū chū máo lú de zuò jiā
  初出茅庐的作家
  cub writer
- tā shì diǎn xíng de chū chū máo lú
  他是典型的初出茅庐。
  He is an extraordinarily unfiltered man.
- chū chū máo lú de yì shù jiā
  初出茅庐的艺术家
  beginning artists
synonym
shào bù gēng shì少不更事 shè shì bù shēn涉世不深 yǔ máo wèi fēng羽毛未丰 xīn xíng chū shì新硎初试
antonym
lǎo chéng chí zhòng老成持重 yǔ máo fēng mǎn羽毛丰满 jiǔ jīng shì gù久经世故

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