笨鸟先飞 bènniǎoxiānfēi the slow need to start early Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 笨 bèn adjective stupid slow-witted; lacking intelligence or cleverness鸟 鳥 niǎo noun bird bird; feathered vertebrate with wings and a beak先 xiān adverb first earlier in time or sequence; beforehand; in advance飞 飛 fēi verb to fly to fly or move through the air; to hover or flutter