菜鸟 in English cai4 niao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • (informally) somebody new to a particular subject
  • rookie
  • beginner
  • newbie

Simplified Characters

菜 鸟

Traditional Characters

菜 鳥

Pinyin

cai4 niao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

菜cai4dish (type of food) 鸟niao3variant of 屌[diao3]