nothing ventured, nothing gained
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesproverb
nothing ventured, nothing gained; no pain, no gain
literaryA classical Chinese proverb expressing that great rewards require taking great risks or facing danger. Often used to encourage courage and perseverance. The tiger cave and tiger cub are metaphors for danger and reward.
Yào要
xiǎng想
pò破
jiě解
zhè这
ge个
àn案
jiàn件
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
shēn深
rù入
diào调
chá查
，
bù不
rù入
hǔ虎
xué穴
，
yān焉
dé得
hǔ虎
zǐ子
。
To solve this case, we must investigate deeply; nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Tā他
jué决
dìng定
tóu投
zī资
nà那
ge个
yǒu有
fēng风
xiǎn险
de的
chū初
chuàng创
gōng公
sī司
，
xiāng相
xìn信
bù不
rù入
hǔ虎
xué穴
，
yān焉
dé得
hǔ虎
zǐ子
de的
dào道
lǐ理
。
He decided to invest in that risky startup, believing in the principle of nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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Kē科
yán研
tàn探
suǒ索
cháng常
cháng常
xū需
yào要
mào冒
xiǎn险
，
zhèng正
suǒ所
wèi谓
bù不
rù入
hǔ虎
xué穴
，
yān焉
dé得
hǔ虎
zǐ子
。
Scientific exploration often requires taking risks, as the saying goes, nothing ventured, nothing gained.