初生之犢不畏虎

See also: 初生之犊不畏虎

Chinese

		to be just born; to be newborn	's; him/her/it; this	calf; sacrificial victim	not; no	to fear	tiger
trad. (初生之犢不畏虎)		初生	之	犢	不	畏	虎
simp. (初生之犊不畏虎)		初生	之	犊	不	畏	虎
Literally: “A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger.”

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄕㄥㄓㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ sang¹ zi¹ duk⁶ bat¹ wai³ fu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ [Phonetic: chū shēng zhī dú bú wèi hǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄕㄥㄓㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chu sheng jy dwu bu wey huu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tu³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: co¹ sang¹ zi¹ duk⁶ bat¹ wai³ fu²
  - Yale: chō sāng jī duhk bāt wai fú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ sang¹ dzi¹ duk⁹ bat⁷ wai³ fu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: co¹ seng¹ ji¹ dug⁶ bed¹ wei³ fu²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʊk̚² pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯³³ fuː³⁵/

Proverb

初生之犢不畏虎

A young person is often willing to take risks.

See also

(Min Nan) 牛仔毋捌虎

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