Read Edit View history 笨鳥先飛 bènniǎoxiānfēi the slow need to start early Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 笨鸟先飞/ 笨鳥先飛 bènniǎoxiānfēi the slow need to start early lit. the clumsy bird flies early; to work hard or start sooner to compensate for one's limited abilities (often used as a humble expression about oneself) Edit Delete References Add reference variant 笨鸟先飞/笨鳥先飛 → 坌鸟先飞/坌鳥先飛 Edit Delete variant 笨鸟先飞/笨鳥先飛 → 笨雀先飞/笨雀先飛 Edit Delete
笨鸟先飞/ 笨鳥先飛 bènniǎoxiānfēi the slow need to start early lit. the clumsy bird flies early; to work hard or start sooner to compensate for one's limited abilities (often used as a humble expression about oneself) Edit Delete