"初生之犢" meaning in Chinese

See 初生之犢 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tu³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʊk̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tu³⁵/, /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʊk̚²/, /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚²/ Chinese transliterations: chūshēngzhīdú [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ㄓ ㄉㄨˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], co¹ sang¹ zi¹ duk⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], co¹ sang¹ zi¹ zuk⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], chūshēngzhīdú [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ㄓ ㄉㄨˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], chushengjhihdú [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], chʻu¹-shêng¹-chih¹-tu² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], chū-shēng-jr̄-dú [Mandarin, Yale, standard], chushengjydwu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], чушэнчжиду [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], čušɛnčžidu [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], chō sāng jī duhk [Cantonese, Yale], chō sāng jī juhk [Cantonese, Yale], tso¹ sang¹ dzi¹ duk⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], tso¹ sang¹ dzi¹ dzuk⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], co¹ seng¹ ji¹ dug⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], co¹ seng¹ ji¹ zug⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 初生之犊
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 初生之犢
  1. (literally) newborn calf Tags: idiomatic, literally
    Sense id: en-初生之犢-zh-phrase-h1JPl8Kb Categories (other): Chinese chengyu, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Chinese chengyu: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63
  2. (figurative) simple or daring young person Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-初生之犢-zh-phrase-sr9HeWsu Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 初生之犢不怕虎, 初生之犊不怕虎, 初生之犢不懼虎, 初生之犊不惧虎, 初生之犢不畏虎 (chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ), 初生之犊不畏虎 (chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ)
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      "zh-pron": "chūshēngzhīdú"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ㄓ ㄉㄨˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "co¹ sang¹ zi¹ duk⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "co¹ sang¹ zi¹ zuk⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chūshēngzhīdú"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ㄓ ㄉㄨˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chushengjhihdú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻu¹-shêng¹-chih¹-tu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chū-shēng-jr̄-dú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chushengjydwu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чушэнчжиду"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čušɛnčžidu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tu³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chō sāng jī duhk"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chō sāng jī juhk"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tso¹ sang¹ dzi¹ duk⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tso¹ sang¹ dzi¹ dzuk⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "co¹ seng¹ ji¹ dug⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "co¹ seng¹ ji¹ zug⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʊk̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tu³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʊk̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "初生之犢"
}
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      "word": "初生之犊不怕虎"
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    {
      "word": "初生之犢不懼虎"
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    {
      "word": "初生之犊不惧虎"
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    {
      "roman": "chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ",
      "word": "初生之犢不畏虎"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ㄓ ㄉㄨˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "co¹ sang¹ zi¹ duk⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "co¹ sang¹ zi¹ zuk⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "chūshēngzhīdú"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ㄓ ㄉㄨˊ"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "chushengjhihdú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻu¹-shêng¹-chih¹-tu²"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chū-shēng-jr̄-dú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chushengjydwu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чушэнчжиду"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čušɛnčžidu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tu³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chō sāng jī duhk"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chō sāng jī juhk"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tso¹ sang¹ dzi¹ duk⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tso¹ sang¹ dzi¹ dzuk⁹"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "co¹ seng¹ ji¹ dug⁶"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "co¹ seng¹ ji¹ zug⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʊk̚²/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚²/",
      "tags": [
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tu³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʊk̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "初生之犢"
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