初生之犢不畏虎
See also: 初生之犊不畏虎
Chinese
| newborn calf; simple or daring young person | not; no | to fear | tiger | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (初生之犢不畏虎) | 初生之犢 | 不 | 畏 | 虎 | |
| simp. (初生之犊不畏虎) | 初生之犊 | 不 | 畏 | 虎 | |
| Literally: “A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger.” | |||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ [Phonetic: chū shēng zhī dú bú wèi hǔ]
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ㄓ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chu sheng jhih dú bù wèi hǔ
- Wade–Giles: chʻu1 shêng1 chih1 tu2 pu4 wei4 hu3
- Yale: chū shēng jr̄ dú bù wèi hǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chu sheng jy dwu bu wey huu
- Palladius: чу шэн чжи ду бу вэй ху (ču šɛn čži du bu vɛj xu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tu³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: co1 sang1 zi1 duk6 bat1 wai3 fu2 / co1 sang1 zi1 zuk6 bat1 wai3 fu2
- Yale: chō sāng jī duhk bāt wai fú / chō sāng jī juhk bāt wai fú
- Cantonese Pinyin: tso1 sang1 dzi1 duk9 bat7 wai3 fu2 / tso1 sang1 dzi1 dzuk9 bat7 wai3 fu2
- Guangdong Romanization: co1 seng1 ji1 dug6 bed1 wei3 fu2 / co1 seng1 ji1 zug6 bed1 wei3 fu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʊk̚² pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯³³ fuː³⁵/, /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚² pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯³³ fuː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
初生之犢不畏虎
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 初生之犢不畏虎 (“A young person is often fearless and willing to take risks.”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 初生之犢不畏虎, 初生之犢不怕虎, 初生牛犢不怕虎, 初生之犢不懼虎 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 初生牛犢兒不怕虎 |
| Taiwan | 初生之犢不畏虎, 初生之犢不怕虎 | |
| Singapore | 初生之犢不畏虎, 初生之犢不怕虎 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 初生之犢不畏虎 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 牛仔毋捌虎 |
| Quanzhou | 牛仔毋捌虎 | |
| Zhangzhou | 牛仔毋捌虎 | |
| Tainan | 青盲牛毋捌虎 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 牛囝毋捌虎, 牛仔毋捌虎, 鳥囝毋捌lastic | |
| Jieyang | 牛囝唔捌虎 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 牛囝唔捌虎, 鳥囝唔捌lastic | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 牛囝無驚虎 | |