伤弓之鸟
shāng​gōng​zhī​niǎo

frightened person

  • created reference approved 伤弓之鸟/傷弓之鳥 → 惊弓之鸟/驚弓之鳥 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    伤弓之鸟 / 傷弓之鳥 shāng​gōng​zhī​niǎo

    惊弓之鸟 / 驚弓之鳥 jīng​gōng​zhī​niǎo

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 伤弓之鸟/傷弓之鳥 · shāng​gōng​zhī​niǎo · frightened person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    伤弓之鸟 / 傷弓之鳥

    shāng​gōng​zhī​niǎo

    frightened person

    a bird wounded by an arrow; used to describe someone who is easily frightened or excessively cautious after having suffered a traumatic experience or setback

    伤 (literal) → 伤/傷 · shāng · to injure 弓 (literal) → 弓 · gōng · bow 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 鸟 (literal) → 鸟/鳥 · niǎo · bird

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense