Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Không gặp gấu không biết sợ gấu, không gặp hổ không biết sợ hổ

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Meaning · English

You don't know the danger until you experience it

Literally: Not meeting bear not knowing fear bear, not meeting tiger not knowing fear tiger

Examples

Anh ấy không gặp gấu không biết sợ gấu, không gặp hổ không biết sợ hổ, nên anh ấy quá tự tin khi đi vào rừngHe didn't know the danger until he experienced it, so he was too confident when going into the forest

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Không gặp gấu không biết sợ gấu, không gặp hổ không biết sợ hổ” mean?

You don't know the danger until you experience it Literally: Not meeting bear not knowing fear bear, not meeting tiger not knowing fear tiger

Is “Không gặp gấu không biết sợ gấu, không gặp hổ không biết sợ hổ” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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