粵

門mun4外ngoi6漢hon3

simp门外汉
mun4 ngoi6 hon3mén wài hàn

English

  1. layman
  2. outsider; layperson; literally: man outside door

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔具備某個領域知識嘅人;外行人(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 氣象嚟講,我係門外漢,最多都係留意官方公佈之餘,睇埋坊間愛好研究者嘅資訊啫。

    When it comes to meteorology, I'm a layperson. I just follow official updates and informal insights from hobbyist meteorologists.

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

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