茅廬 [－庐]

Jyutping maau4 lou4
Pinyin máo lú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. thatched cottage
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, formal, literally
    thatched cottage
  2. noun, figuratively, formal
    shabby house
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我初出茅庐，有咩做得唔够好，请多多包涵。
    我初出茅廬，有咩做得唔夠好，請多多包涵。
    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.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    初出茅庐
    初出茅廬
    chū chū máo lú
    • to have just begun one's career without any experience (literally, “to have just come out of one's thatched cottage”)