驚弓之鳥

See also: 惊弓之鸟

Chinese

		to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	a bow (weapon)	's; him/her/it; this	bird
trad. (驚弓之鳥)		驚	弓	之	鳥
simp. (惊弓之鸟)		惊	弓	之	鸟
Literally: “a bird frightened by [the mere sound of] a bow [that shoots arrows]”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīnggōngzhīniǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄍㄨㄥㄓㄋㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ gung¹ zi¹ niu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīnggōngzhīniǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄍㄨㄥㄓㄋㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jinggongjhihniǎo
  - Wade–Giles: ching¹-kung¹-chih¹-niao³
  - Yale: jīng-gūng-jr̄-nyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinggongjyneau
  - Palladius: цзингунчжиняо (czingunčžinjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ging¹ gung¹ zi¹ niu⁵
  - Yale: gīng gūng jī níuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ gung¹ dzi¹ niu⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ gung¹ ji¹ niu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ niːu̯¹³/

Idiom

驚弓之鳥

panic-stricken person; someone who is easily frightened due to past experiences of attack or shock

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