虎毒不食子 hǔ dú bù shí zǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)
  2. even wild beasts look after their young

CHARACTERS

虎 hǔ
HSK 4
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
毒 dú
HSK 5
poison, venom; poisonous
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
食 shí
HSK 5
eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184
子 zǐ
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch