Young and inexperienced; wet behind the ears; still green. Often used to dismiss or belittle someone for their immaturity.
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During the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, Yang Guibao was ordered to retrieve a precious court treasure that had been stolen by Du Yueying. He sent his young son, Yang Wenguang, who was still very young, to lead the army to Jiao Mountain for this task. However, Yang Wenguang was successively defeated by three women warriors Dou Jingu, Du Yueying, and Feiyun n and was forced to marry each of them.
Later generations composed a poem to commemorate this event: "Wenguang, thirteen, still wet behind the ears, led troops to Jiao Mountain for the treasure. Thrice he fought, thrice he lost to women, and was forced to be a groom three times over."