虎穴に入らずんば

こけつにいらずんば

Meanings

1. Expression nothing ventured, nothing gained (literally: you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den) See also: 虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず (こけつにいらずんばこじをえず).

Kanji

• 虎 tiger. Read as コ.
• 穴 hole. Read as ケツ.
• 入 enter. Read as いる.

Words containing 虎穴に入らずんば

• 虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず (こけつにいらずんばこじをえず) nothing ventured, nothing gained

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