不入虎穴,焉得虎子

bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ

How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

不

bù

no; not so

入

rù

to enter; to go into

虎

hǔ

tiger

穴

xué

cave

,

,

焉

yān

where

得

dé

to obtain

虎

hǔ

tiger

子

zǐ

son