菜鳥

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See also: 菜鸟

Chinese

(dialectal) bad; inferior; useless
(dialectal) bad; inferior; useless; stupid
 
bird
trad. (菜鳥)
simp. (菜鸟)

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

菜鳥

  1. (informal) newbie; novice; beginner; rookie

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