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笨鳥先飛. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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stupid; foolish; silly stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy |
bird
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early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first |
to fly
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| trad. (笨鳥先飛)
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笨
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鳥
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先
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飛
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| simp. (笨鸟先飞)
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笨
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鸟
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先
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飞
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| alternative forms
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坌鳥先飛／坌鸟先飞
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| Literally: “clumsy birds have to start flying early”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
笨鳥先飛
- (figuratively, usually humble) the slow need to start early for fear of falling behind