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虎穴に入らずんば虎児を得ず 【こけつにいらずんばこじをえず】

  1. [exp] nothing ventured, nothing gained; you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings
虎 Tiger, Drunkard コ とら
穴 Hole, Aperture, Slit, Cave, Den ケツ あな
入 Enter, Insert ニュウ, ジュ い.る, -い.る, -い.り, い.れる, -い.れ, はい.る
児 Newborn Babe, Child, Young Of Animals ジ, ニ, ゲイ こ, -こ, -っこ
得 Gain, Get, Find, Earn, Acquire, Can, May, Able To, Profit, Advantage, Benefit トク え.る, う.る