初
生
之
犊
不
畏
虎
c
h
ū
c
h
ū
s
h
ē
n
g
s
h
ē
n
g
z
h
ī
z
h
ī
d
ú
d
ú
b
ú
b
ù
w
è
i
w
è
i
h
ǔ
h
ǔ
Definitions
1. lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
2. fig. the fearlessness of youth
Components
初生
chū shēng
–
newborn
之
zhī
–
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
犊
dú
–
calf
不畏
bù wèi
–
unafraid
虎
hǔ
–
tiger