不入虎穴，焉得虎子 in English bu4 ru4 hu3 xue2 , yan1 de2 hu3 zi3 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

不 入 虎 穴 ， 焉 得 虎 子

Traditional Characters

不 入 虎 穴 ， 焉 得 虎 子

Pinyin

bu4 ru4 hu3 xue2 , yan1 de2 hu3 zi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 入ru4to enter 虎hu3tiger 穴xue2cave ， 焉yan1where 得de2to obtain 虎hu3tiger 子zi5son