不入虎穴，焉得虎子

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

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

to enter / to go into / to join / to become a member of / to confirm or agree with / abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]

tiger / CL:隻|只[zhi1]

cave / cavity / hole / acupuncture point / Taiwan pr. [xue4]

where / how

to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

to have to / must / ought to / to need to

tiger cub / brave young man

son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

(noun suffix)