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young and inexperienced; green; be still wet behind the ears

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shào bù gēng shì

少 不 更 事

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slyoung and inexperienced; green; be still wet behind the ears
- nián qīng rén shào bù gēng shì yīng gāi duō xiàng lǎo tóng zhì xué xí
  年轻人少不更事，应该多向老同志学习。
  On account of their inexperience, young people should learn from the old comrades in many aspects.
- tā yì shí dào yīn wèi zì jǐ shào bù gēng shì ér bèi rén lì yòng le
  她意识到因为自己少不更事而被人利用了。
  She realized that her youth and inexperience were being exploited.
synonym
chū chū máo lú初出茅庐 rǔ xiù wèi gān乳臭未干 nián yòu wú zhī年幼无知 shè shì bù shēn涉世不深 yǔ máo wèi fēng羽毛未丰
antonym
bǎo jīng fēng shuāng饱经风霜 bǎo jīng cāng sāng饱经沧桑 lǎo chéng chí zhòng老成持重 lǎo mǎ shí tú老马识途 yǔ máo fēng mǎn羽毛丰满

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Note
"更" cannot be pronounced as "gèng" in "少不经事".

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