笨鳥先飛

See also: 笨鸟先飞

Chinese

 
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


Idiom

笨鳥先飛

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