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初生牛犢不怕虎
简 初生牛犊不怕虎 · 繁 初生牛犢不怕虎Mandarin · pinyin chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
Meanings
- lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
- fig. the young are fearless
Characters in this entry
- 初
- chū · beginning, initial, primary
- 生
- shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
- 牛
- niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
- 犢
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- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 怕
- pà · to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
- 虎
- hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
- 犊
- dú · calf; victim of sacrifice
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1–1–2–2–4–4–3 · chu1 sheng1 niu2 du2 bu4 pa4 hu3
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