惊弓之鸟 驚弓之鳥
惊弓之鸟 驚弓之鳥 jīng gōng zhī niǎo ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ging1 gung1 zi1 niu5
- lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
- fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
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惊 驚
- 受惊 受驚 shòu jīng ㄕㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄥ sau6 ging1 startled
- 吃惊 吃驚 chī jīng ㄔ ㄐㄧㄥ hek3 ging1 to be startled
- 震惊 震驚 zhèn jīng ㄓㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄥ zan3 ging1 to shock
- 惊人 驚人 jīng rén ㄐㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ ging1 jan4 astonishing
- 惊喜 驚喜 jīng xǐ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˇ ging1 hei2 nice surprise
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- 惊叹 驚嘆 jīng tàn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˋ ging1 taan3 to exclaim in admiration
- 惊奇 驚奇 jīng qí ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ging1 kei4 to be amazed
- 惊惶 驚惶 jīng huáng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ging1 wong4 panic-stricken
- 惊慌 驚慌 jīng huāng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤ ging1 fong1 to panic
- 惊讶 驚訝 jīng yà ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄚˋ ging1 ngaa6 amazed
- 惊诧 驚詫 jīng chà ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄚˋ ging1 caa3 to be surprised
- 惊醒 驚醒 jīng xǐng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˇ ging1 sing2 to rouse
- 惊险 驚險 jīng xiǎn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ging1 him2 perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful
- 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng ㄉㄚˋ ㄔ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ daai6 hek3 jat1 geng1 (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
- 大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ daai6 geng1 siu2 gwaai3 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
- 触目惊心 觸目驚心 chù mù jīng xīn ㄔㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zuk1 muk6 ging1 sam1 lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
- 惊天动地 驚天動地 jīng tiān dòng dì ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ ging1 tin1 dung6 dei6 (idiom) world-shaking
- 惊心动魄 驚心動魄 jīng xīn dòng pò ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄆㄛˋ ging1 sam1 dung6 paak3 (idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking
- 惊慌失措 驚慌失措 jīng huāng shī cuò ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄕ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ging1 fong1 sat1 cou3 to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
- 出惊 出驚 chū jīng ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄥ ceot1 ging1 see 吃惊
弓
- 弓弦 gōng xián ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ gung1 jin4 bowstring
- 弓弩 gōng nǔ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄨˇ gung1 nou5 bow and crossbow
- 弓形 gōng xíng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ gung1 jing4 circular segment
- 弓状 弓狀 gōng zhuàng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄤˋ gung1 zong6 bowed
- 弓箭 gōng jiàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gung1 zin3 bow and arrow
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- 弓背 gōng bèi ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˋ gung1 bui3 to hunch over
- 弓腰 gōng yāo ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄠ gung1 jiu1 to bow
- 弓臂 gōng bì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄧˋ gung1 bei3 (archery) bow limb
- 弓虫 弓蟲 gōng chóng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄥˊ gung1 cung4 Toxoplasma gondii
- 弓足 gōng zú ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨˊ gung1 zuk1 bound feet
- 弓身 gōng shēn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄣ gung1 san1 to bend the body at the waist
- 弩弓 nǔ gōng ㄋㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥ nou5 gung1 crossbow
- 弹弓 彈弓 dàn gōng ㄉㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ daan6 gung1 catapult
- 柘弓 zhè gōng ㄓㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ze3 gung1 bow made from the 柘 tree
- 琴弓 qín gōng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ kam4 gung1 bow (of a stringed instrument)
- 腱弓 jiàn gōng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ gin3 gung1 tendon arch (anatomy)
- 角弓 jiǎo gōng ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ gok3 gung1 bow decorated with animal horns
- 足弓 zú gōng ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ zuk1 gung1 arch (of a foot)
- 长弓 長弓 cháng gōng ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥ coeng4 gung1 longbow
- 开弓 開弓 kāi gōng ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄥ hoi1 gung1 to draw a bow; to pull back a bowstring
之
- 之一 zhī yī ㄓ ㄧ zi1 jat1 one of (sth)
- 之下 zhī xià ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zi1 haa6 under
- 之中 zhī zhōng ㄓ ㄓㄨㄥ zi1 zung1 inside
- 之内 之內 zhī nèi ㄓ ㄋㄟˋ zi1 noi6 inside; within
- 之前 zhī qián ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zi1 cin4 before
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- 之外 zhī wài ㄓ ㄨㄞˋ zi1 ngoi6 outside
- 之后 之後 zhī hòu ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ zi1 hau6 after; behind
- 之间 之間 zhī jiān ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ zi1 gaan1 (after a noun) between; among; amid
- 之类 之類 zhī lèi ㄓ ㄌㄟˋ zi1 leoi6 and so on
- 分之 fēn zhī ㄈㄣ ㄓ fan6 zi1 (indicating a fraction)
- 反之 fǎn zhī ㄈㄢˇ ㄓ faan2 zi1 on the other hand...
- 总之 總之 zǒng zhī ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄓ zung2 zi1 in a word
- 之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ zi1 so2 ji5 (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
- 换言之 換言之 huàn yán zhī ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ wun6 jin4 zi1 in other words
- 一技之长 一技之長 yī jì zhī cháng ㄧ ㄐㄧˋ ㄓ ㄔㄤˊ jat1 gei6 zi1 coeng4 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
- 不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄓ bat1 liu5 liu5 zi1 to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
- 不正之风 不正之風 bù zhèng zhī fēng ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓ ㄈㄥ bat1 zing3 zi1 fung1 unhealthy tendency
- 乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ sing4 jan4 zi1 ngai4 to take advantage of sb's precarious position
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
- 可乘之机 可乘之機 kě chéng zhī jī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧ ho2 sing4 zi1 gei1 (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
鸟 鳥
- 鸟巢 鳥巢 niǎo cháo ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ niu5 caau4 bird's nest
- 候鸟 候鳥 hòu niǎo ㄏㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ hau6 niu5 migratory bird
- 坏鸟 壞鳥 huài niǎo ㄏㄨㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ waai6 niu5 sinister person
- 夜鸟 夜鳥 yè niǎo ㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ je6 niu5 nocturnal bird
- 好鸟 好鳥 hǎo niǎo ㄏㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ hou2 niu5 person of good character
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- 孤鸟 孤鳥 gū niǎo ㄍㄨ ㄋㄧㄠˇ gu1 niu5 lone bird
- 害鸟 害鳥 hài niǎo ㄏㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ hoi6 niu5 pest bird (esp. one that feeds on farm crops or newly hatched fish)
- 小鸟 小鳥 xiǎo niǎo ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ siu2 niu5 small bird
- 恐鸟 恐鳥 kǒng niǎo ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ hung2 niu5 monstrous bird
- 打鸟 打鳥 dǎ niǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ daa2 niu5 to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc)
- 放鸟 放鳥 fàng niǎo ㄈㄤˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ fong3 niu5 to stand someone up
- 椋鸟 椋鳥 liáng niǎo ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ loeng4 niu5 starling
- 水鸟 水鳥 shuǐ niǎo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ seoi2 niu5 waterbird
- 海鸟 海鳥 hǎi niǎo ㄏㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ hoi2 niu5 seabird
- 潜鸟 潛鳥 qián niǎo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ cim4 niu5 loon (bird of genus Gavia)
- 烧鸟 燒鳥 shāo niǎo ㄕㄠ ㄋㄧㄠˇ siu1 niu5 yakitori, a Japanese dish of skewered grilled chicken
- 犀鸟 犀鳥 xī niǎo ㄒㄧ ㄋㄧㄠˇ sai1 niu5 hornbill
- 琴鸟 琴鳥 qín niǎo ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ kam4 niu5 lyrebird
- 留鸟 留鳥 liú niǎo ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄧㄠˇ lau4 niu5 nonmigratory bird
- 益鸟 益鳥 yì niǎo ㄧˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ jik1 niu5 beneficial bird (esp. one that preys on insect pests or mice)