牛仔毋捌虎

Chinese

		calf	not	to know; to recognize	tiger
trad. (牛仔毋捌虎)		牛仔	毋	捌	虎
simp. ^#(牛仔毋捌虎)		牛仔	毋	捌	虎
variant forms		牛仔不八虎牛仔呣捌虎
Literally: “A calf does not recognize a tiger.”

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): gû-á m̄-bat hó͘ / gû-á m̄-pat hó͘

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-á m̄-bat hó͘
  - Tâi-lô: gû-á m̄-bat hóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gu'ar mxbad hor
  - IPA (Taipei): /gu²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³ m̩³³⁻¹¹ bat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gu²³⁻³³ a⁴¹ m̩³³⁻²¹ bat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-á m̄-pat hó͘
  - Tâi-lô: gû-á m̄-pat hóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gu'ar mxpad hor
  - IPA (Taipei): /gu²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³ m̩³³⁻¹¹ pat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gu²³⁻³³ a⁴¹ m̩³³⁻²¹ pat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ⁴¹/

Proverb

牛仔毋捌虎

(Min Nan) A young person is often willing to take risks.

See also

(Mandarin) 初生之犢不畏虎／初生之犊不畏虎 (chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ)

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