初生之犊不畏虎 in English chu1 sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4 wei4 hu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically the fearlessness of youth

Simplified Characters

初 生 之 犊 不 畏 虎

Traditional Characters

初 生 之 犢 不 畏 虎

Pinyin

chu1 sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4 wei4 hu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

初chu1at first 生sheng1to be born 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 犊du2calf 不bu4(negative prefix) 畏wei4to fear 虎hu3tiger