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人生地不熟 (jan4 sang1 dei6 bat1 suk6) — unfamiliar surroundings (describing a new place); strangers and unfamiliar streets in Cantonese

janˎ₄人sangˉ¹生deiˍ₆地batˉ¹不sukˍ₆熟
Mandarin Pinyin: ren2 sheng1 di4 bu4 shu2

Meaning of 人生地不熟

noununfamiliar surroundings (describing a new place); strangers and unfamiliar streets
nounas a new arrival (to a place), one feeling insecure or unfamiliar with the surroundings

Characters in 人生地不熟

人jan4
manpower; staff; human resources
生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw
地dei6
earth; land; soil; ground
不bat1
not; no; un-
熟suk6
familiar; well acquainted

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