枪打出头鸟
qiāng​dǎ​chū​tóu​niǎo

the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out

  • created sense approved 枪打出头鸟/槍打出頭鳥 · qiāng​dǎ​chū​tóu​niǎo · the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    枪打出头鸟 / 槍打出頭鳥

    qiāng​dǎ​chū​tóu​niǎo

    the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out

    The person who takes the lead or stands out from the crowd is the first to be attacked or punished; nonconformity gets punished.

    枪 (literal) → 枪/槍 · qiāng · gun 打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit 出头鸟 (literal) → 出头鸟/出頭鳥 · chū​tou​niǎo · the bird that sticks its head out

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    created sense