不入虎穴，焉得虎子

bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ

Meaning

How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix一入rùto enter, to come in; to join 虎hǔtiger; brave, fierce; surname虍几穴xuécave, den, hole宀八焉yānwhy? where? how?; strange; thereupon, then正灬得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready彳旦寸子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing了一