人生地不熟
Dictionary entry
to be a stranger in a strange land (idiom)
What does 人生地不熟 mean?
人生地不熟 (rén shēng dì bù shú) has the following dictionary meaning.
1to be a stranger in a strange land (idiom)
2in an unfamiliar place without friends or family
Character breakdown
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人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-熟shúripe; mature · thoroughly cooked; done
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