不入虎穴，焉得虎子 bù rù hǔ xué ， yān dé hǔ zǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

CHARACTERS

不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
入 rù
HSK 4
enter, come in(to), join
虎 hǔ
HSK 4
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
穴 xué
HSK 6
cave, den, hole; KangXi radical 116
焉 yān thereupon, then; how? why? where?
得 dé
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire
虎 hǔ
HSK 4
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
子 zǐ
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch