初出茅廬
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Chinese[edit]
initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic |
to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas) |
thatched cottage; shabby house | ||
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trad. (初出茅廬) | 初 | 出 | 茅廬 | |
simp. (初出茅庐) | 初 | 出 | 茅庐 |
Etymology[edit]
From Romance of the Three Kingdoms:
- 博望相持用火攻,指揮如意笑談中。直須驚破曹公膽,初出茅廬第一功! [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th century CE
- Bówàng xiàngchí yòng huǒ gōng, zhǐhuī rúyì xiàotán zhōng. Zhíxū jīngpò Cáo gōng dǎn, chūchūmáolú dìyī gōng! [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
博望相持用火攻,指挥如意笑谈中。直须惊破曹公胆,初出茅庐第一功! [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
初出茅廬
- to have just begun one's career without any experience
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