







初生之犊不惧虎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Young, inexperienced individuals are often bold and fearless, not fully grasping the potential dangers or difficulties; they dare to do things that more experienced people would hesitate to do”. Literally, “A newborn calf does not fear the tiger”.

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Open the tool →初生之犊不惧虎 (chū shēng zhī dú bù jù hǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Young, inexperienced individuals are often bold and fearless, not fully grasping the potential dangers or difficulties; they dare to do things that more experienced people would hesitate to do”.
初生之犊不惧虎 is pronounced chū shēng zhī dú bù jù hǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 初生之犊不惧虎 means “a newborn calf does not fear the tiger”. It is used to mean “Young, inexperienced individuals are often bold and fearless, not fully grasping the potential dangers or difficulties; they dare to do things that more experienced people would hesitate to do”.
比喻阅世不深的青年人敢说敢干,无所畏惧。