驚弓之鳥
jīng​gōng​zhī​niǎo

an easily frightened person

  • created reference approved 惊弓之鸟/驚弓之鳥 → 只/隻 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    惊弓之鸟 / 驚弓之鳥 jīng​gōng​zhī​niǎo

    只 / 隻 zhī

    classifier

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 惊弓之鸟/驚弓之鳥 · jīng​gōng​zhī​niǎo · an easily frightened person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    惊弓之鸟 / 驚弓之鳥

    jīng​gōng​zhī​niǎo

    an easily frightened person

    A person who has been previously traumatized or startled and is now fearful of any slight movement or noise; literally "a bird startled by the sound of a bow".

    惊 (literal) → 惊/驚 · jīng · to be startled 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