初生之犢
chū​shēng​zhī​dú

newborn calf

  • created reference approved 初生之犊/初生之犢 → 初生之犊不畏虎/初生之犢不畏虎 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    初生之犊 / 初生之犢 chū​shēng​zhī​dú

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

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 初生之犊/初生之犢 · chū​shēng​zhī​dú · newborn calf — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    初生之犊 / 初生之犢

    chū​shēng​zhī​dú

    newborn calf

    a newborn calf; (metaphor) courageous and fearless young people who act with boldness, often appearing in the full expression [[初生之犊不畏虎|初生之犢不畏虎|chu1 sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4 wei4 hu3]]

    初 (literal) → 初 · chū · just 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to be born 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 犊 (literal) → 犊/犢 · dú · calf

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