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素sou3人jan4

sou3 jan4sù rén

English

  1. untrained, inexperienced person; layman; amateur
  2. ordinary person; non-celebrity
  3. non-professional; amateur; newcomer

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 本指未受過任何訓練,只憑天賦自發創作嘅畫家;後引申指非專業(業餘)嘅普通人。

Examples

  • 政治素人

    politics newcomer

  • 素人AV女優

    an amateur AV actress

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

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