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笨鳥先飛 (ban6 niu5 sin1 fei1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

笨鳥先飛 (ban6 niu5 sin1 fei1, bèn niǎo xiān fēi) — lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 笨實 (ban6 sat6) — euphemism for 笨𨳍, stupid prick [colloquial]
• 笨豬跳 (ban6 zyu1 tiu3) — bungee jumping [written and colloquial]
• 笨頭笨腦 (ban6 tau4 ban6 nou5) — slow witted; thick headed [written and colloquial]
• 笨 (ban6) — stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy; dull; awkward; cumbersome; dumb
• 笨人 (ban6 jan4) — fool; stupid person
• 笨伯 (ban6 baak3) — fool; dolt; clumsy oaf

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