牛仔毋捌虎

Chinese

		calf	not	to know; to recognize	tiger
trad. (牛仔毋捌虎)		牛仔	毋	捌	虎
simp. #(牛仔毋捌虎)		牛仔	毋	捌	虎
alternative forms		牛仔不八虎 牛仔呣捌虎
Literally: “A calf does not recognize a tiger.”

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gû-á m̄-bat hó͘ / gû-á m̄-pat hó͘

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-á m̄-bat hó͘
    • Tâi-lô: gû-á m̄-bat hóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gu'ar mxbad hor
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡu²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³ m̩³³⁻¹¹ bat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡu²³⁻³³ a⁴¹ m̩³³⁻²¹ bat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-á m̄-pat hó͘
    • Tâi-lô: gû-á m̄-pat hóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gu'ar mxpad hor
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡu²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³ m̩³³⁻¹¹ pat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡu²³⁻³³ a⁴¹ m̩³³⁻²¹ pat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ⁴¹/

Proverb

1. (Southern Min) a young person is often willing to take risks

See also

• (Mandarin) 初生之犢不畏虎／初生之犊不畏虎 (chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ)