惊鸟 (驚鳥)
jīng niǎo
Pinyin
Definition
惊鸟 (驚鳥)
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- to scare a bird into flight
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一夕数惊
- 1 one scare after another (idiom)
- 2 in a constant state of tension
一石二鸟
- 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
一鸣惊人
- 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
人为财死,鸟为食亡
- 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
- 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
作鸟兽散
- 1 lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
- 2 fig. to head off in various directions
- 3 to flee helter-skelter