初生之犊不畏虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
  2. fig. the fearlessness of youth

CHARACTERS

初 chū
HSK 5
beginning, initial, primary
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
犊 dú calf; victim of sacrifice
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
畏 wèi
HSK 6
fear, dread, awe, reverence
虎 hǔ
HSK 4
tiger; brave, fierce; surname