初生牛犊不怕虎 in English chu1 sheng1 niu2 du2 bu4 pa4 hu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically the young are fearless

Simplified Characters

初 生 牛 犊 不 怕 虎

Traditional Characters

初 生 牛 犢 不 怕 虎

Pinyin

chu1 sheng1 niu2 du2 bu4 pa4 hu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

初chu1at first 生sheng1to be born 牛niu2surname Niu 犊du2calf 不bu4(negative prefix) 怕pa4surname Pa 虎hu3tiger