笨鸟先飞 in English ben4 niao3 xian1 fei1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the clumsy bird flies early (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities

Simplified Characters

笨 鸟 先 飞

Traditional Characters

笨 鳥 先 飛

Pinyin

ben4 niao3 xian1 fei1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

笨ben4stupid 鸟niao3variant of 屌[diao3] 先xian1early 飞fei1to fly