初生之犢不畏虎
chū​shēng​zhī​dú​bù​wèi​hǔ

the fearlessness of youth

  • created reference approved 初生之犊不畏虎/初生之犢不畏虎 → 初生之犊不惧虎/初生之犢不懼虎 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    初生之犊不畏虎 / 初生之犢不畏虎 chū​shēng​zhī​dú​bù​wèi​hǔ

    初生之犊不惧虎 / 初生之犢不懼虎 chū​shēng​zhī​dú​bù​jù​hǔ

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  • created reference approved 初生之犊不畏虎/初生之犢不畏虎 → 初生牛犊不怕虎/初生牛犢不怕虎 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    初生之犊不畏虎 / 初生之犢不畏虎 chū​shēng​zhī​dú​bù​wèi​hǔ

    初生牛犊不怕虎 / 初生牛犢不怕虎 chū​shēng​niú​dú​bù​pà​hǔ

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  • created sense approved 初生之犊不畏虎/初生之犢不畏虎 · chū​shēng​zhī​dú​bù​wèi​hǔ · the fearlessness of youth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    初生之犊不畏虎 / 初生之犢不畏虎

    chū​shēng​zhī​dú​bù​wèi​hǔ

    the fearlessness of youth

    Literally "a newborn calf does not fear the tiger"; describes a young person who is bold and courageous because they lack experience or are not yet aware of life's dangers.

    chū​shēng​zhī​dú​bú​wèi​hǔ

    初生 (literal) → 初生 · chū​shēng · newborn 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 犊 (literal) → 犊/犢 · dú · calf 不畏 (literal) → 不畏 · bù​wèi · to defy 虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger

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