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新san1手sau2

san1 sau2xin1shou3xīn shǒu

English

  1. new hand
  2. (noun) Newbie
  3. novice; person without training or experience
  4. novice
  5. raw recruit

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 啱啱開始做一樣嘢或者學習一項技能,仲未有經驗嘅人(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 新手上路

    to begin as a novice; literally: to begin a journey as a novice

  • 佢買咗對新手套。

    He bought new gloves.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我仲係新手,做錯嘢嘅話請多多指教。

    I'm still a novice, so please correct me when I do something wrong.

  • 她买了新手套。

    She bought new gloves.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 我还是个新手。

    I'm still a beginner.

    Tatoeba · jin1 CC BY

  • 湯姆買了新手套。

    Tom bought new gloves.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 他仍是個商業新手。

    He is still green in business.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 他买了一双新手套。

    He bought a new pair of gloves.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

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

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