初生牛犊不怕虎
Traditional form:
初生牛犢不怕虎
Pinyin (reading):
chūshēngniúdúbùpàhǔ
Definitions:
- lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
- fig. the young are fearless
Characters:
- 初 - beginning, initial, primary
- 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
- 牛 - ox, cow, bull
- 犊 - calf; sacrificial lamb
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 怕 - to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive
- 虎 - tiger; brave, fierce; surname
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