粵

初co1出ceot1茅maau4廬lou4

simp初出茅庐
co1 ceot1 maau4 lou4chū chū máo lú

English

  1. venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
  2. young and inexperienced
  3. novice
  4. greenhorn
  5. to have just begun one's career, new and inexperienced; to be a novice in a career

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 啱啱出嚟做嘢、啱啱開始做某樣嘢,冇咩經驗

Examples

  • 我初出茅廬,有咩做得唔夠好,請多多包涵。

    I am just a freshman. If I haven't perfected my job, please excuse me.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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