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不入虎穴焉得虎子
bat1 jap6 fu2 jyut6 jin1 dak1 fu2 zi2 |
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nothing venture, nothing gain; no pains, no gain; he who would search for pearls must dive below [literal] how can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair ? Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:不 bat1 - not; no; un-入 jap6 - enter 虎 fu2 - tiger 穴 jyut6 - cave; hole; den; grave; acupoint 焉 jin4 jin1 - here; this; only after; how; where 得 dak1 - get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must 虎 fu2 - tiger 子 zi2 - son; person; egg; young; subsidiary |
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