初生牛犊不怕虎

chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ

lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)

fig. the young are fearless

初

chū

at first

生

shēng

to be born

牛

niú

ox

犊

dú

calf

不

bù

no; not so

怕

pà

to be afraid

虎

hǔ

tiger