枪打出头鸟 qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)
  2. nonconformity gets punished

CHARACTERS

枪 qiāng
HSK 5
spear, lance; gun, rifle
打 dǎ
HSK 1
strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
出 chū
HSK 1
go out, send out; stand; produce
头 tóu
HSK 3
head; top; chief, first; boss
鸟 niǎo
HSK 3
bird; KangXi radical 196