milky odor; childishness
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
smell of milk; milky odor
Commonly used in the idiom 乳臭未干 to describe someone young and inexperienced. When used to describe a person directly (as in 乳臭小儿), it often carries a derogatory or dismissive tone.
rǔ乳
xiù臭
wèi未
gān干
still wet behind the ears; young and inexperienced (literally: the smell of milk is not yet dry)
Tā他
hái还
shì是
gè个
rǔ乳
xiù臭
xiǎo小
ér儿
，
nǎ哪
lǐ里
dǒng懂
zhè这
xiē些
dào道
lǐ理
？
He is still a milk-smelling child; how could he understand these principles?
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Yīng婴
ér儿
shēn身
shàng上
yǒu有
yī一
gǔ股
dàn淡
dàn淡
de的
rǔ乳
xiù臭
wèi味
。
There is a faint milky odor on the baby's body.