不入虎穴，焉得虎子不入虎穴，焉得虎子不入虎穴，焉得虎子

if you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get the cubs

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: You can't achieve a big goal without taking risks. Compare "nothing ventured, nothing gained."

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Simplified: 不入虎穴，焉得虎子
Pinyin: búrùhǔxué, yāndéhǔzǐ
Bopomofo: ㄅㄨˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ，ㄧㄢㄉㄜˊ ㄏㄨˇ ㄗˇ

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