venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
young and inexperienced
novice
greenhorn
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
啱啱出嚟做嘢、啱啱開始做某樣嘢,冇咩經驗 used to describe a freshman
我初出茅廬,有咩做得唔夠好,請多多包涵。
我初出茅庐,有咩做得唔够好,请多多包涵。
ngo5 co1 ceot1 maau4 lou4, jau5 me1 zou6 dak1 m4 gau3 hou2, cing2 do1 do1 baau1 haam4. I am just a freshman. If I haven't perfected my job, please excuse me.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
to have just begun one's career without any experience