笨鳥先飛 bèn niǎo xiān fēi

work early and extra hard to make up weakness

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities

Characters

Character Meaning
stupid; clumsy; slow-witted
bird; (intensifier) damned; goddam
first; in advance; early
to fly