牛仔毋捌虎
Chinese edit
calf | not | to know; to recognize | tiger | ||
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trad. (牛仔毋捌虎) | 牛仔 | 毋 | 捌 | 虎 | |
simp. #(牛仔毋捌虎) | 牛仔 | 毋 | 捌 | 虎 | |
alternative forms | 牛仔不八虎 牛仔呣捌虎 牛仔伓別虎/牛仔伓别虎 | ||||
Literally: “A calf does not recognize a tiger.” |
Pronunciation edit
Proverb edit
牛仔毋捌虎
- (Southern Min) a young person is often willing to take risks
Synonyms edit
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 初生之犢不畏虎, 初生之犢不怕虎, 初生之犢不懼虎 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 初生之犢不畏虎 |
Singapore | 初生之犢不畏虎, 初生之犢不怕虎 | |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 牛仔毋捌虎 |
Quanzhou | 牛仔毋捌虎 | |
Zhangzhou | 牛仔毋捌虎 | |
Tainan | 青盲牛毋捌虎 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 牛仔毋捌虎, 烏仔毋捌lastic | |
Jieyang | 牛囝唔捌虎 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 牛囝唔捌虎, 烏囝唔捌lastic |