笨鳥先飛

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See also: 笨鸟先飞

Chinese

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stupid; foolish; silly
stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy
 
bird
early; prior; former
early; prior; former; in advance; first
 
to fly
trad. (笨鳥先飛)
simp. (笨鸟先飞)
alternative forms 坌鳥先飛坌鸟先飞
Literally: “clumsy birds have to start flying early”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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笨鳥先飛

  1. (figuratively, usually humble) the slow need to start early for fear of falling behind