生手 (saang1 sau2) — novice; beginner; green hand in Cantonese
saangˉ¹生sauˊ²手
Mandarin Pinyin: sheng1 shou3
Meaning of 生手
nounnovice; beginner; green hand
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Example Sentences with 生手
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係go˗₃個saangˉ¹生sau2.手。
He/She is a novice.
keoiˏ₅佢zouˍ₆做jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好saangˉ¹生sau2.手。
He/She is very clumsy at work.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好beiˊ²俾saangˉ¹生sauˊ²手zou6.做。
Don't let a novice do it.
ngoˏ₅我ngaamˉ¹岩ngaamˉ¹岩hok6,學，syun˗₃算saangˉ¹生sau2.手。
I just learned, I'm still a beginner.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度houˊ²好doˉ¹多saangˉ¹生sau2.手。
There are many beginners here.
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