虎毒不食子 in English hu3 du2 bu4 shi2 zi3 Meaning

Meanings

• a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiomatic expression)
• even wild beasts look after their young

Pinyin

hu3 du2 bu4 shi2 zi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

虎hu3tiger 毒du2poison 不bu4(negative prefix) 食shi2to eat 子zi5son