初生之犢不懼虎
chū​shēng​zhī​dú​bù​jù​hǔ

the young are fearless

  • created sense approved 初生之犊不惧虎/初生之犢不懼虎 · chū​shēng​zhī​dú​bù​jù​hǔ · the young are fearless — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    初生之犊不惧虎 / 初生之犢不懼虎

    chū​shēng​zhī​dú​bù​jù​hǔ

    the young are fearless

    a newborn calf does not fear the tiger; young and inexperienced people are often more courageous or reckless because they do not yet know enough to be afraid

    初生之犊 (literal) → 初生之犊/初生之犢 · chū​shēng​zhī​dú · newborn calf 不惧 (literal) → 不惧/不懼 · bù​jù · fearless 虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger

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