- lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
- fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
Characters
- 惊 (驚): to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
- 弓 (弓): surname Gong
- 之 (之): (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- 鸟 (鳥): variant of 屌[diao3]; penis
Resources
- Wiktionary: 惊弓之鸟
- MDBG: 惊弓之鸟
- Examples with 惊弓之鸟 on Tatoeba
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