Read Edit View history 铩羽 shāyǔ to be defeated Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 铩羽 鎩羽 shāyǔ to be defeated (literary) literally meaning a bird's feathers are broken so it cannot fly; used to describe being defeated, frustrated, or unsuccessful, particularly in competitions or career pursuits Frequency Written text 0.077 per million Cross-References See 铩羽而归 shāyǔ'érguī Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
铩羽 鎩羽 shāyǔ to be defeated (literary) literally meaning a bird's feathers are broken so it cannot fly; used to describe being defeated, frustrated, or unsuccessful, particularly in competitions or career pursuits Frequency Written text 0.077 per million Cross-References See 铩羽而归 shāyǔ'érguī Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)