lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
trad. 笨鳥先飛
Also written 笨鳥先飛【bèn niǎo xiān fēi】
Characters in this word
4笨
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stupid, foolish, silly, slow-witted, clumsy
- Pinyin
- bèn
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 3286 of 2500
鸟
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variant of 屌[diao3], penis
- Pinyin
- diǎo
- Traditional
- 鳥
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 1962 of 2500
先
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beforehand; first; earlier, at first; originally, for the time being; for now, (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- Pinyin
- xiān
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 295 of 2500
飞
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to fly
- Pinyin
- fēi
- Traditional
- 飛
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 1437 of 2500