不入虎穴，焉得虎子

bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ

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Definitions

  1. 1. How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Child Words of 不入虎穴，焉得虎子

不
bù

no; not so

入
rù

to enter

子
zǐ

son

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

虎
hǔ

tiger

焉
yān

where

穴
xué

cave

虎子
hǔ zǐ

tiger cub