乳 臭 未 干

rǔ xiù wèi gāndictionary entry

lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom) / fig. immature and inexperienced; still wet behind the ears

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乳臭未乾 乳臭未干 [ru3 xiu4 wei4 gan1] /lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom)/fig. immature and inexperienced; still wet behind the ears/

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