插翅難飛 chā chì nán fēi

lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape

Characters

Character Meaning
插 chā HSK 5
to insert; stick in; pierce
翅 chì HSK 5
wing; variant of 翅chì
難 nán
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty
飛 fēi
to fly