初生之犢不畏虎
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See also: 初生之犊不畏虎
Chinese[edit]
newborn calf; simple or daring young person | not; no | to fear | tiger | ||
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trad. (初生之犢不畏虎) | 初生之犢 | 不 | 畏 | 虎 | |
simp. (初生之犊不畏虎) | 初生之犊 | 不 | 畏 | 虎 | |
Literally: “A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger.” |
Pronunciation[edit]
Proverb[edit]
初生之犢不畏虎
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of 初生之犢不畏虎 (“A young person is often fearless and willing to take risks.”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 初生之犢不畏虎, 初生之犢不怕虎, 初生之犢不懼虎 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 初生之犢不畏虎 |
Singapore | 初生之犢不畏虎, 初生之犢不怕虎 | |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 牛仔毋捌虎 |
Quanzhou | 牛仔毋捌虎 | |
Zhangzhou | 牛仔毋捌虎 | |
Tainan | 青盲牛毋捌虎 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 牛仔毋捌虎, 烏仔毋捌lastic | |
Jieyang | 牛囝唔捌虎 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 牛囝唔捌虎, 烏囝唔捌lastic |