初出茅廬

Chinese

initial; first; beginning
initial; first; beginning; junior; basic
 
to go out; to come out; to occur
to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
 
 thatched cottage; shabby house
trad. (初出茅廬) 初 出 茅廬
simp. (初出茅庐) 初 出 茅庐

Etymology

From Romance of the Three Kingdoms:

博望相持用火攻，指揮如意笑談中。直須驚破曹公膽，初出茅廬第一功！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
博望相持用火攻，指挥如意笑谈中。直须惊破曹公胆，初出茅庐第一功！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th century CE
Bówàng xiàngchí yòng huǒ gōng, zhǐhuī rúyì xiàotán zhōng. Zhíxū jīngpò Cáo gōng dǎn, chūchūmáolú dìyī gōng! [Pinyin]
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Pronunciation

Idiom

初出茅廬

  1. to have just begun one's career without any experience
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