舍不得孩子套不住狼 in English she3 bu4 de5 hai2 zi5 tao4 bu4 zhu4 lang2 Meaning

Meanings

  • one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb)
  • (metaphorically) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things

Simplified Characters

舍 不 得 孩 子 套 不 住 狼

Traditional Characters

捨 不 得 孩 子 套 不 住 狼

Pinyin

she3 bu4 de5 hai2 zi5 tao4 bu4 zhu4 lang2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

舍she3to give up 不bu4(negative prefix) 得de2to obtain 孩hai2child 子zi5son 套tao4to cover 不bu4(negative prefix) 住zhu4to live 狼lang2wolf