不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù​rù​hǔ​xué​yān​dé​hǔ​zǐ

nothing ventured, nothing gained

  • created sense approved 不入虎穴，焉得虎子 · bù​rù​hǔ​xué​yān​dé​hǔ​zǐ · nothing ventured, nothing gained — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不入虎穴，焉得虎子

    bù​rù​hǔ​xué​yān​dé​hǔ​zǐ

    nothing ventured, nothing gained

    How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? This idiom means that one cannot achieve great success or victory without being willing to take risks and face danger.

    bù​rù​hǔ​xuè​yān​dé​hǔ​zǐ

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 入 (literal) → 入 · rù · to enter 虎穴 (literal) → 虎穴 · hǔ​xué · tiger's den ， (non_chinese) 焉得 (literal) → 焉得 · yān​dé · how can one 虎子 (literal) → 虎子 · hǔ​zǐ · tiger cub

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