沒見過世面

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See also: 没见过世面

Chinese

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have not; drowned; to end
have not; drowned; to end; to die; to inundate
 
to see; to meet; to appear
to see; to meet; to appear; to interview
 
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker)
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
 
the world as a whole; society; state of the world
trad. (沒見過世面) 世面
simp. (没见过世面) 世面
Literally: “to have not seen the world”.

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Verb

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沒見過世面

  1. (idiomatic) to be green and inexperienced; to be unsophisticated
    城市人民沒見過世面 [MSC, trad.]
    城市人民没见过世面 [MSC, simp.]
    Xiǎo chéngshì de rénmín méi jiànguò shìmiàn. [Pinyin]
    People from small cities have not seen much of the world.