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不入虎穴,焉得虎子 /bú rù hǔxué meaning in English

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不入虎穴,焉得虎子 / hǔxué phrase

no pain, no gain(discomfort is necessary to achieve goals)
phrase
[UK: nəʊ peɪn nəʊ ɡeɪn] [US: ˈnoʊ ˈpeɪn ˈnoʊ ˈɡeɪn]

虎穴 /hǔxué/ noun

lion's den(a dangerous or frightening place)
noun
[UK: ˈlaɪənz den] [US: ˈlaɪənz ˈden]

不要紧 / yàojǐn/ phrase

it doesn't matterphrase
[UK: ɪt ˈdʌznt ˈmæ.tə(r)] [US: ˈɪt ˈdʌ.zənt ˈmæ.tər]

不是 / shì/ conjunction

not(And not)
conjunction
[UK: nɒt] [US: ˈnɑːt]

不服从 / fúcóng/ noun

insubordination [insubordinations](quality of being insubordinate)
noun
[UK: ˌɪn.sə.ˌbɔː.dɪ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌɪn.sə.ˌbɔːr.də.ˈneɪʃ.n̩]

不信任 / xìnrèn/ noun

mistrust(lack of trust)
noun
[UK: ˌmɪs.ˈtrʌst] [US: ˌmɪ.ˈstrʌst]

不顺从 / shùncóng/ noun

insubordination [insubordinations](quality of being insubordinate)
noun
[UK: ˌɪn.sə.ˌbɔː.dɪ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌɪn.sə.ˌbɔːr.də.ˈneɪʃ.n̩]

不顾 / gù/ preposition

despitepreposition
[UK: dɪ.ˈspaɪt] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈspaɪt]

不褪色的 / tuìsè de/ adjective

fast [faster, fastest](of a dye: not running or fading)
adjective
[UK: fɑːst] [US: ˈfæst]

双龙入穴 /shuānglóng xué/ noun

double penetration(The simultaneous penetration of one or more orifices of one person by two other people)
noun

不信任的 / xìn rèn de/ adjective

paranoid(exhibiting extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others)
adjective
[UK: ˈpæ.rənɔɪd] [US: ˈpe.rə.ˈnɔɪd]

不受惩罚性 / shòu chéngfá xìng/ noun

impunity(exemption from punishment)
noun
[UK: ɪm.ˈpjuː.nɪ.ti] [US: ˌɪm.ˈpjuː.nə.ti]

见树不见林 /jiàn shù jiàn lín/ verb

see the forest for the trees(to be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation)
verb

贪多嚼不烂 /tān duō jiáo làn/ verb

bite off more than one can chew(To try to do too much)
verb
[UK: baɪt ɒf mɔː(r) ðæn wʌn kæn tʃuː] [US: ˈbaɪt ˈɒf ˈmɔːr ˈðæn wʌn ˈkæn ˈtʃuː]

Classical Chinese: 非歟?; 是不是? /shì shì?/ phrase

isn't it so(isn't it so?)
phrase

计划赶不上变化 /jì huà gan shàng biàn huà/ noun

best laid plans(idiom used to signify the futility)
noun

计划赶不上变化 /jì huà gǎn shàng biàn huà/ "plans never catch up changes" noun

best laid plans(idiom used to signify the futility)
noun