驚弓之鳥
See also: 惊弓之鸟
Chinese
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to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
!a bow (weapon) !'s; him/her/it; this !bird; penis |- !trad. (驚弓之鳥) | 驚 | 弓 | 之 | 鳥 |- !simp. (惊弓之鸟) | 惊 | 弓 | 之 | 鸟 |}
Etymology
Literally: a bird frightened (by the mere sound) of a bow (that shoots arrows)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jing gong jy neau
- IPA (key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
驚弓之鳥
- a panic stricken person
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