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初生之犊不畏虎

chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ

7-character word Traditional 初生之犢不畏虎

What 初生之犊不畏虎 means

1. see {初生牛犊不怕虎|chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ}

The characters in 初生之犊不畏虎

• 初chū(bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early…
• 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire)
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 犊dúcalf; sacrificial victim
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 畏wèito fear
• 虎hǔtiger

Example sentences

• 初生之犊不畏虎。
  Chūshēngzhīdúbùwèihǔ.
  The sacrificed newborn doesn't fear the tiger.