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舍不得孩子套不住狼
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Definitions
- 1. one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb)
- 2. (fig.) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things
Child Words of 舍不得孩子套不住狼
must not
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to hate to do sth
no; not so
child
son
to give up; to abandon
to cover
to have to
(verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc)
wolf
residence
(bound form) child
to obtain
to live