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

Also written こけつにいらずんばこしをえず, 虎穴に入らずんば虎児を得ず

Meanings

1. Expression nothing ventured, nothing gained (literally: you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den)

Kanji

• 虎 tiger. Read as コ.
• 穴 hole. Read as ケツ.
• 入 enter. Read as いる.
• 子 child
• 得 gain. Read as える.

Word lists

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