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

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

捨 shě discard, give up willingly; give alms
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
得 de
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire
孩 hái
HSK 2
baby, child; children
子 zi
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
套 tào
HSK 5
case, cover, wrapper, envelope
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
住 zhù
HSK 1
reside, live at, dwell, lodge; stop
狼 láng
HSK 6
wolf