不入虎穴，焉得虎子
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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- (idiom) How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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不以规矩，不能成方圆(bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán)— without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
→付之度外(fù zhī dù wài)— to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
→一成不变(yī chéng bù biàn)— nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
→一无所有(yī wú suǒ yǒu)— not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
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