乳臭未干 (rǔ xiù wèi gān) — still wet behind the ears; young and inexperienced
Definition
A literary idiom meaning 'still wet behind the ears' — used to mock or tease someone as young, naive, and short on experience. Strongly negative/critical in tone.
idiom
still wet behind the earsyoung and inexperienced
Examples
- ，乳臭未干，。Tā suī rán dà xué bì yè le, dàn zài gōng zuò jīng yàn fāng miàn hái shì rǔ xiù wèi gān, xū yào duō xué xí.Although he graduated from college, he is still wet behind the ears in terms of work experience and needs to learn more.
- ，乳臭未干，。Bié kàn tā nián jì bù xiǎo, qí shí rǔ xiù wèi gān, yí yù dào fù zá wèn tí jiù huāng le.Don't think he's old — he is actually still wet behind the ears and panics as soon as he encounters complex problems.
- 乳臭未干，。Zhè ge xīn lái de shí xí shēng rǔ xiù wèi gān, zuò qǐ shì lái máo shǒu máo jiǎo de.This new intern is still wet behind the ears; he does things clumsily.
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