虎毒不食子

fu2 duk6 bat1 sik6 zi2

a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom) · even wild beasts look after their young

Meanings

  1. a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)
  2. even wild beasts look after their young

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