ignorant youth; naive young person
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Meanings
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ignorant youth; naive youngster
derogatoryDerogatory term comparing a young person's ignorance to that of a baby bird (黄口 refers to the yellow beak of a fledgling). Often used to express contempt for someone's lack of knowledge or experience.
Ěr尔
děng等
huáng黄
kǒu口
xiǎo小
ér儿
，
yě也
gǎn敢
zài在
cǐ此
wàng妄
yì议
guó国
shì事
？
How dare you ignorant youngsters recklessly discuss state affairs here?
Tā他
bù不
guò过
shì是
gè个
huáng黄
kǒu口
xiǎo小
ér儿
，
shuō说
de的
huà话
bù不
bì必
dàng当
zhēn真
。
He's just a naive youth; don't take his words seriously.
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Zhè这
děng等
gāo高
shēn深
xué学
wèn问
，
qǐ岂
shì是
nǐ你
zhè这
huáng黄
kǒu口
xiǎo小
ér儿
néng能
dǒng懂
de的
？
Such profound knowledge is beyond the understanding of an ignorant youth like you.