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初生牛犊不怕虎

chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ

7-character word Traditional 初生牛犢不怕虎

What 初生牛犊不怕虎 means

1. lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
2. fig. the young are fearless

The characters in 初生牛犊不怕虎

• 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)
• 牛niúox; cow; bull
• 犊dúcalf; sacrificial victim
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 怕pàto be afraid; to fear; to dread
• 虎hǔtiger