不入虎穴，焉得虎子
不入虎穴，焉得虎子 bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ , ㄧㄢ ㄉㄜˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄗˇ bat1 jap6 fu2 jyut6 ，jin1 dak1 fu2 zi2
- How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
入
- 介入 jiè rù ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄖㄨˋ gaai3 jap6 to intervene; to get involved
- 侵入 qīn rù ㄑㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˋ cam1 jap6 to make (military) incursions
- 入世 rù shì ㄖㄨˋ ㄕˋ jap6 sai3 to engage with secular society
- 入侵 rù qīn ㄖㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄣ jap6 cam1 to invade
- 入口 rù kǒu ㄖㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ jap6 hau2 entrance
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- 入场 入場 rù chǎng ㄖㄨˋ ㄔㄤˇ jap6 coeng4 to enter the venue for a meeting
- 入境 rù jìng ㄖㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ jap6 ging2 to enter a country
- 入学 入學 rù xué ㄖㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ jap6 hok6 to enter a school or college
- 入手 rù shǒu ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ jap6 sau2 to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 从 + {noun} + 入手: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point")
- 入超 rù chāo ㄖㄨˋ ㄔㄠ jap6 ciu1 trade deficit
- 入选 入選 rù xuǎn ㄖㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄢˇ jap6 syun2 to be included among those selected for
- 入门 入門 rù mén ㄖㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊ jap6 mun4 entrance door
- 出入 chū rù ㄔㄨ ㄖㄨˋ ceot1 jap6 to go out and come in
- 列入 liè rù ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄖㄨˋ lit6 jap6 to include on a list
- 加入 jiā rù ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄨˋ gaa1 jap6 to become a member
- 引入 yǐn rù ㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄨˋ jan5 jap6 to draw into
- 投入 tóu rù ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄨˋ tau4 jap6 to throw into
- 卷入 捲入 juǎn rù ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄖㄨˋ gyun2 jap6 to be drawn into
- 收入 shōu rù ㄕㄡ ㄖㄨˋ sau1 jap6 to take in
- 步入 bù rù ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ bou6 jap6 to step into; to enter
虎
- 老虎 lǎo hǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ lou5 fu2 tiger
- 马虎 馬虎 mǎ hu ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄏㄨ maa1 fu1 careless
- 伏虎 fú hǔ ㄈㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ fuk6 fu2 to subdue a tiger
- 壁虎 bì hǔ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄨˇ bik1 fu2 gecko; house lizard
- 寅虎 yín hǔ ㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄨˇ jan4 fu2 Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
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- 猛虎 měng hǔ ㄇㄥˇ ㄏㄨˇ maang5 fu2 fierce tiger
- 白虎 Bái hǔ ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨˇ baak6 fu2 White Tiger (the seven mansions of the west sky)
- 石虎 Shí Hǔ ㄕˊ ㄏㄨˇ sek6 fu2 Shi Hu (295-349), emperor of Later Zhao 后赵
- 石虎 shí hǔ ㄕˊ ㄏㄨˇ sek6 fu2 leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
- 罴虎 羆虎 pí hǔ ㄆㄧˊ ㄏㄨˇ bei1 fu2 fierce animals
- 卧虎 臥虎 wò hǔ ㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˇ ngo6 fu2 crouching tiger
- 艾虎 ài hǔ ㄞˋ ㄏㄨˇ ngaai6 fu2 see 艾鼬
- 虎丘 Hǔ qiū ㄏㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄡ fu2 jau1 see 虎丘区
- 虎口 hǔ kǒu ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ fu2 hau2 tiger's den
- 虎子 hǔ zǐ ㄏㄨˇ ㄗˇ fu2 zi2 tiger cub
- 虎将 虎將 hǔ jiàng ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ fu2 zoeng3 valiant general
- 虎尾 Hǔ wěi ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ fu2 mei5 Huwei town in Yunlin county 云林县, Taiwan
- 虎年 hǔ nián ㄏㄨˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ fu2 nin4 Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
- 虎林 Hǔ lín ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ fu2 lam4 see 虎林市
- 虎牌 Hǔ Pái ㄏㄨˇ ㄆㄞˊ fu2 paai4 Tiger Brand (beer)
穴
- 洞穴 dòng xué ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ dung6 jyut6 cave
- 穴位 xué wèi ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄨㄟˋ jyut6 wai2 acupuncture point
- 俞穴 shù xué ㄕㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ jyu4 jyut6 acupuncture point
- 匪穴 fěi xué ㄈㄟˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ fei2 jyut6 bandit den; rebel stronghold
- 地穴 dì xué ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ dei6 jyut6 pit
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- 墓穴 mù xué ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ mou6 jyut6 tomb
- 坟穴 墳穴 fén xué ㄈㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ fan4 jyut6 grave
- 孔穴 kǒng xué ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ hung2 jyut6 aperture
- 岩穴 yán xué ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ngaam4 jyut6 grotto
- 巢穴 cháo xué ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ caau4 jyut6 lair
- 扁穴 biǎn xué ㄅㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ bin2 jyut6 tonsil
- 挖穴 wā xué ㄨㄚ ㄒㄩㄝˊ waat3 jyut6 to excavate
- 武穴 Wǔ xué ㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ mou5 jyut6 see 武穴市
- 死穴 sǐ xué ㄙˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ sei2 jyut6 lethal point (acupuncture)
- 淫穴 yín xué ㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ jam4 jyut6 pussy
- 兽穴 獸穴 shòu xué ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ sau3 jyut6 animal den
- 穴居 xué jū ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄩ jyut6 geoi1 to live in a cave
- 穴播 xué bō ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄅㄛ jyut6 bo3 bunch planting
- 穴脉 穴脈 xué mài ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄇㄞˋ jyut6 mak6 node (center of energy)
- 穴道 xué dào ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄠˋ jyut6 dou6 acupuncture point
Idioms with these characters
- 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
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- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
- 病从口入 病從口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˋ beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6 Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
- 病入膏肓 bìng rù gāo huāng ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄍㄠ ㄏㄨㄤ beng6 jap6 gou1 fong1 lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure
- 长驱直入 長驅直入 cháng qū zhí rù ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓˊ ㄖㄨˋ coeng4 keoi1 zik6 jap6 to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom)
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- 乘虚而入 乘虛而入 chéng xū ér rù ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄩ ㄦˊ ㄖㄨˋ sing4 heoi1 ji4 jap6 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
- 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ㄖㄨˋ ㄙˇ ceot1 sang1 jap6 sei2 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
- 出神入化 chū shén rù huà ㄔㄨ ㄕㄣˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ceot1 san4 jap6 faa3 to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
- 单刀直入 單刀直入 dān dāo zhí rù ㄉㄢ ㄉㄠ ㄓˊ ㄖㄨˋ daan1 dou1 zik6 jap6 (idiom) to get straight to the point
- 刀枪不入 刀槍不入 dāo qiāng bù rù ㄉㄠ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ dou1 coeng1 bat1 jap6 lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
- 打入冷宫 打入冷宮 dǎ rù lěng gōng ㄉㄚˇ ㄖㄨˋ ㄌㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄥ daa1 jap6 laang5 gung1 (idiom) to snub; to consign to the trash heap of history
- 登堂入室 dēng táng rù shì ㄉㄥ ㄊㄤˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄕˋ dang1 tong4 jap6 sat1 lit. from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom)
- 暴虎冯河 暴虎馮河 bào hǔ píng hé ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ bou6 fu2 fung4 ho4 lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom)
- 藏龙卧虎 藏龍臥虎 cáng lóng wò hǔ ㄘㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˇ cong4 lung4 ngo6 fu2 lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)
- 豺狼虎豹 chái láng hǔ bào ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄅㄠˋ caai4 long4 fu2 paau3 lit. jackals, wolves, tigers and panthers (idiom)
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- 打马虎眼 打馬虎眼 dǎ mǎ hu yǎn ㄉㄚˇ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄏㄨ ㄧㄢˇ daa2 maa1 fu1 ngaan5 to play dumb
- 调虎离山 調虎離山 diào hǔ lí shān ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄕㄢ diu6 fu2 lei4 saan1 to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
- 画虎类犬 畫虎類犬 huà hǔ lèi quǎn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ waak6 fu2 leoi6 hyun2 to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)
- 狐假虎威 hú jiǎ hǔ wēi ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄨㄟ wu4 gaa2 fu2 wai1 lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
- 虎踞龙盘 虎踞龍盤 hǔ jù lóng pán ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄢˊ fu2 geoi3 lung4 pun4 lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain
- 虎踞龙蟠 虎踞龍蟠 hǔ jù lóng pán ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄩˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄆㄢˊ fu2 geoi3 lung4 pun4 lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain
- 虎口余生 虎口餘生 hǔ kǒu yú shēng ㄏㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄕㄥ fu2 hau2 jyu4 sang1 lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)
Example sentences
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不 入 虎 穴 ， 焉 得 虎子 。
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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