初 生 之 犊 不 怕 虎

chū shēng zhī dú bù pà hǔdictionary entry

see 初生牛犢不怕虎|初生牛犊不怕虎[chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ]

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

初生之犢不怕虎 初生之犊不怕虎 [chu1 sheng1 zhi1 du2 bu4 pa4 hu3] /see 初生牛犢不怕虎|初生牛犊不怕虎[chu1 sheng1 niu2 du2 bu4 pa4 hu3]/

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Other forms in these source records: 初生之犢不怕虎

初
chū
(bound form) at first / initially / (bound form) first / early / (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chū sān] "the third"
生
shēng
to grow / to give birth / to produce / to be born / to arise / to occur / to light (a fire) / to live / to be alive / life / raw / uncooked / unprocessed / unfamiliar / strange / (bound form) student / person engaged in a field / (bound form) male role in traditional opera / (bound form) life / lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood / (bound form) very / intensely (as in 生疼[shēng téng]) / (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[shēng lā yìng zhuài])
之
zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it
犊
dú
calf / sacrificial victim
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
怕
pà
to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps
Pà
surname Pa
虎
hǔ
tiger / CL:隻|只[zhī]

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