- 人生地不熟 rénshēngdìbùshú to be a stranger in a strange placeTo be unfamiliar with both the people and the environment in a new place; describes being a stranger in a strange land without friends or connections.
- 半生不熟 bànshēngbùshú half-cookedhalf-cooked or underripe; not fully cooked or not yet ripe
- 人生路不熟 rénshēnglùbùshú everything is unfamiliarTo be completely new to a place and its people, such that everything is unfamiliar; used to describe the feeling of being a stranger in a new environment