不入虎穴，焉得虎子

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虎
穴
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焉
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虎
子
How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Characters and words in 不入虎穴，焉得虎子

不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
Add a new mnemonic for 不 = 丆 + 卜
不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
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入
rù = ru + Ø4
to enter / to go into / to join / to become a member of / to confirm or agree with / abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]
Add a new mnemonic for 入 = 丿 + ㇏
入 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: an enter key like on a computer keyboard.

There is a special area in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) which is filled with bananas (丿), but you have to hit an enter key (入) to enter (入). Rachel Rhinoceros (ru) uses a finger (㇏) to press the button and get access to the bananas.
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虎
hǔ = hu + Ø3
tiger / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
Add a new mnemonic for 虎 = 几 + 虍
Add a new mnemonic for 虎 = 虍 + 儿
虎 = 几 + 虍 : Helga Horse (hu) is trying once more to get some nice stripes (虍). This time she is lying on the tiger's (虎) small table (几) to have him tattoo the stripes on her body in the space station (Ø3).
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穴
xué = xu + e2
cave / cavity / hole / acupuncture point / Taiwan pr. [xue4]
Add a new mnemonic for 穴 = 八 + 宀
穴 = 八 + 宀 : Xu Xian presents his newest piece of art: Cave paintings painted on a gigantic eight-ball. Somehow he managed to set it up inside the elevators entrance. For his great artistic achievement, he gained a honorary doctor, and proudly wears his hard earned graduation cap.
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焉
ya̅n = y + an1
where / how
得
dé = d + e2
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
Add a new mnemonic for 得 = 㝵 + 彳
得 = 㝵 + 彳 : Don Quixote found a magic lamp and rubs it inside the elevator's kitchen. A genie appears and grants Don Quixote his wish for black sneakers. Unfortunately they are second hand and so smelly that Don Quixote instantly catches a disease.
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得
de = d + e5
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
Add a new mnemonic for 得 = 㝵 + 彳
得 = 㝵 + 彳 : Because Don Quixote is so disappointed by the black sneakers he got from the genie from the magic lamp, he kicks both very mad from the rooftop of the elevator.
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得
děi = d + ei3
to have to / must / ought to / to need to
Add a new mnemonic for 得 = 㝵 + 彳
得 = 㝵 + 彳 : Because Don Quixote kicked the genie's lamp from the rooftop of the Erechtheion as far as to inside of the Eiffel Tower, the genie demands Don Quixote to apologize. Inside of the Eiffel Tower, Don Quixote kowtows to the genie, who takes back the black sneakers he gave to Don Quixote earlier.
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虎
子
tiger cub / brave young man
子
zǐ = z + Ø3
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-
Add a new mnemonic for 子 = 了 + 一
子 = 了 + 一 : Zorro wants to eat an egg in the space station, and he already put it in a prize cup, as he has no egg cup. He also lacks a spoon, so he uses a big flute to crush the egg open.
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子
zi = z + Ø5
(noun suffix)
Add a new mnemonic for 子 = 了 + 一

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