傷弓之鳥 shāng gōng zhī niǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. see 驚弓之鳥|惊弓之鸟[jing1 gong1 zhi1 niao3]

CHARACTERS

傷 shāng wound, injury; fall ill from
弓 gōng bow; curved, arched; KangXi radical number 57
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
鳥 niǎo bird; KangXi radical 196