"笨鳥先飛" meaning in Chinese

See 笨鳥先飛 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /pən⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pən⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: bènniǎoxiānfēi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄟ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bènniǎoxiānfēi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bènniǎosianfei [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pên⁴-niao³-hsien¹-fei¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bèn-nyǎu-syān-fēi [Mandarin, Yale], bennneaushianfei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], бэньняосяньфэй [Mandarin, Palladius], bɛnʹnjaosjanʹfɛj [Mandarin, Palladius] Forms: 笨鸟先飞, 坌鳥先飛
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 笨鳥先飛
  1. (figuratively, usually humble) the slow need to start early for fear of falling behind Tags: figuratively, humble, idiomatic, usually
    Sense id: en-笨鳥先飛-zh-phrase-zxTQ9Ghn Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    {
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    }
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "clumsy birds have to start flying early",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        {
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the slow need to start early for fear of falling behind"
      ],
      "id": "en-笨鳥先飛-zh-phrase-zxTQ9Ghn",
      "links": [
        [
          "humble",
          "humble"
        ],
        [
          "slow",
          "slow"
        ],
        [
          "start",
          "start"
        ],
        [
          "early",
          "early"
        ],
        [
          "falling behind",
          "fall behind"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively, usually humble) the slow need to start early for fear of falling behind"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "humble",
        "idiomatic",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bènniǎoxiānfēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄟ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bènniǎoxiānfēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bènniǎosianfei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pên⁴-niao³-hsien¹-fei¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bèn-nyǎu-syān-fēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bennneaushianfei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бэньняосяньфэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bɛnʹnjaosjanʹfɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pən⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pən⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "笨鳥先飛"
}
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "坌鳥先飛"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "clumsy birds have to start flying early",
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        "Chinese idioms",
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 飛",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 鳥",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
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      "glosses": [
        "the slow need to start early for fear of falling behind"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "humble",
          "humble"
        ],
        [
          "slow",
          "slow"
        ],
        [
          "start",
          "start"
        ],
        [
          "early",
          "early"
        ],
        [
          "falling behind",
          "fall behind"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figuratively, usually humble) the slow need to start early for fear of falling behind"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "humble",
        "idiomatic",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bènniǎoxiānfēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄟ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bènniǎoxiānfēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bènniǎosianfei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pên⁴-niao³-hsien¹-fei¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bèn-nyǎu-syān-fēi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bennneaushianfei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "бэньняосяньфэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bɛnʹnjaosjanʹfɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pən⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pən⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
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}

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