虎毒不食子
虎毒不食子
hǔ dú bù shí zǐ
a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom); even wild beasts look after their young
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- (idiom) a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)
- even wild beasts look after their young
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Related Words
伥(chāng)— ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others
→伥鬼(chāng guǐ)— ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others
→前门打虎，后门打狼(qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng)— to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
→前门拒虎，后门进狼(qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng)— to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
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