(lit.) a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom); (fig.) sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
trad. 驚弓之鳥
Also written 驚弓之鳥【jīng gōng zhī niǎo】
Characters in this word
4惊
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to startle, to be frightened, to be scared, alarm
- Pinyin
- jīng
- Traditional
- 驚
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 19203 of 2500
弓
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surname Gong
- Pinyin
- Gōng
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 15140 of 2500
之
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]), him, her, it
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 475 of 2500
鸟
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variant of 屌[diao3], penis
- Pinyin
- diǎo
- Traditional
- 鳥
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 1962 of 2500