捨不得孩子套不住狼 shě bù de hái zi tào bù zhù láng

no risk, no gain; must risk for big reward

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (fig.) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things
  2. 2. one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb)

Characters

Character Meaning
to give up; to abandon; to give alms
not; no; (negative prefix)
link verb to result or degree; to get; must
child
(noun suffix); son; child
classifier for sets, collections; to cover; to encase
not; no; (negative prefix)
to live; to stay; to reside
wolf