笨鸟先飞

Traditional: 笨鳥先飛

bèn niǎo xiān fēi

Dictionary entry

lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities

What does 笨鸟先飞 mean?

笨鸟先飞 (bèn niǎo xiān fēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities

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笨bènstupid · foolish 鸟diǎovariant of 屌[diao3] · penis 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier · at first; originally 飞fēito fly

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