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不入虎穴，焉得虎子

不入虎穴，焉得虎子

Chinese

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|- ! !not; no; (negative prefix) !to enter !tiger !hole; cave ! !where; how

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get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to

!tiger

!

 
child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch

|- !simp. and trad.
(不入虎穴，焉得虎子) | 不 | 入 | 虎 | 穴 | ， | 焉 | 得 | 虎 | 子 |}

Proverb

不入虎穴，焉得虎子

  1. No pain, no gain; no risk, no reward; nothing ventured, nothing gained.

See also

References

  • “不入虎穴，焉得虎子”, in Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典) (in Mandarin), accessed 2009-05-27

Etymology

Literally: If you don't enter the tiger's den, how will you get the tiger's cub?

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bù rù hǔxué, yān dé hǔzǐ, bù rù hǔxuè, yān dé hǔzǐ
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ, ㄧㄢ ㄉㄜˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄗˇ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ, ㄧㄢ ㄉㄜˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄗˇ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): bat1 jap6 fu2 jyu6, jin1 dak1 fu2 zi2
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
      • Pinyin: bù rù hǔxué, yān dé hǔzǐ
      • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ, ㄧㄢ ㄉㄜˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄗˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu ruh huushyue, ian der huutzyy
      • IPA (key): /pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕɥ̯œ³⁵ i̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)+
      • Pinyin: bù rù hǔxuè, yān dé hǔzǐ
      • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ, ㄧㄢ ㄉㄜˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄗˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu ruh huushiueh, ian der huutzyy
      • IPA (key): /pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕɥ̯œ⁵¹ i̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • Cantonese

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