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人生地不熟

Mandarin · pinyin rén shēng dì bù shú

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2–1–4–4–2 · ren2 sheng1 di4 bu4 shu2

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jan4 sang1 dei6 bat1 suk6

Cantonese word readings for 人生地不熟. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(idiomatic) to be unfamiliar with the place and the people; to be a stranger in a strange place