捨不得孩子套不住狼

one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb) / (fig.) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things

to give up / to abandon / to give alms

to give up; to abandon / to give alms

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

to hate to do sth / to hate to part with / to begrudge

must not / may not / not to be allowed / cannot

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

(bound form) child

child

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)

to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ)

repeatedly / continuously / constantly / unable to (resist, conceal etc)

(verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) / repeatedly; continuously; constantly

to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

wolf / CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]