虎毒不食子
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Chinese[edit]
tiger | poison; narcotics | not; no | eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed |
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
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trad. (虎毒不食子) | 虎 | 毒 | 不 | 食 | 子 | |
simp. #(虎毒不食子) | 虎 | 毒 | 不 | 食 | 子 | |
Literally: “A tiger, though vicious, will not eat its own son.” |
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虎毒不食子