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[笨鳥先飛] bènniǎoxiānfēi lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities

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        bèndàn, fool/idiot
        bèn, stupid/foolish/silly/slow-witted/clumsy
        bènzhuō, clumsy/awkward/stupid
        yúbèn, stupid/clumsy
        bènzhòng, heavy/cumbersome/unwieldy
        
        chǔnbèn, stupid
        dāibèn, dimwitted
        cūbèn, awkward/clumsy/unwieldy/heavy-handed
        zhuōbèn, clumsy/awkward/lacking skill

        diǎo/niǎo, [鳥], variant of 屌[diǎo]/penis, bird/CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún]/(dialect) to pay attention to/...
        xiǎoniǎo, [小鳥], penis (kiddie term)
        niǎor, [鳥兒], bird
        léiniǎo, [雷鳥], capercaillie (Lagopus, several species)/thunderbird (in native American mytholog...
        niǎolèi, [鳥類], birds
        zhīgēngniǎo, [知更鳥], redbreast/robin
        tuóniǎo, [鴕鳥], ostrich
        huǒlièniǎo, [火烈鳥], flamingo
        fēngniǎo, [蜂鳥], hummingbird
        niǎolóng, [鳥籠], birdcage
        zhuómùniǎo, [啄木鳥], woodpecker
        niǎocháo, [鳥巢], bird's nest/nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium
        fēiniǎo, [飛鳥], bird
        bùgǔniǎo, [布谷鳥], cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp.)/same as 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟[dù juān niǎo]
        niǎowō, [鳥窩], bird's nest
        niǎokàn, [鳥瞰], to get a bird's-eye view/bird's-eye view/broad overview
        
        niǎoqiāng, [鳥槍], flintlock musket/fowling piece (shotgun)/air gun
        hǎiniǎo, [海鳥], seabird
        hòuniǎo, [候鳥], migratory bird
        bǎilíngniǎo, [百靈鳥], skylark
        
        jīnggōngzhīniǎo, [驚弓之鳥], lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)/fig. sb who frightens ea...
        niǎomíng, [鳥鳴], birdsong/warbling
        
        
        zuòniǎoshòusàn, [作鳥獸散], lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)/fig. to head off in various direction...
        niǎolèixué, [鳥類學], ornithology/study of birds
        cuìniǎo, [翠鳥], kingfisher
        
        huāniǎo, [花鳥], painting of birds and flowers
        xīniǎo, [犀鳥], hornbill
        
        niǎoqiānghuànpào, [鳥槍換炮], bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
        
        
        
        qínniǎo, [禽鳥], birds/fowl
        
        
        hàiniǎo, [害鳥], pest bird (esp. one that feeds on farm crops or newly hatched fish)
        tuóniǎozhèngcè, [鴕鳥政策], ostrich policy (sticking one's head in the sand, failing to acknowledge danger)
        
        niǎoshòu, [鳥獸], birds and beasts/fauna
        

        Xiānsheng/xiānsheng, Mister (Mr.), teacher/husband/doctor (dialect)/CL:位[wèi]
        xiān, early/prior/former/in advance/first
        shǒuxiān, first (of all)/in the first place
        lǐngxiān, [領先], to lead/to be in front
        shìxiān, in advance/before the event/beforehand/prior
        xiānjìn, [先進], advanced (technology)/to advance
        xiānzhī, prophet
        yōuxiān, [優先], to have priority/to take precedence
        zǔxiān, ancestor/forebears
        xiānqián, before/previously
        yuánxiān, originally/original/former
        zuìxiān, (the) very first
        yùxiān, [預先], beforehand/in advance
        xiānlì, antecedent/precedent
        
        qiǎngxiān, [搶先], to rush (to do sth urgent)/to try to be the first/to forestall
        zǎoxiān, previously/before
        qǐxiān, at first/in the beginning
        xiānfēng, [先鋒], vanguard/pioneer/avant-garde
        xiānqū, [先驅], pioneer
        xiānxíng, to precede others/in advance
        xiānhòu, [先後], early or late/priority/in succession/one after another
        
        xiānlìng, shilling (loanword)
        yáoyáolǐngxiān, [遙遙領先], a long way in front/to lead by a wide margin
        xiānbèi, [先輩], elders/former generations
        hǎohǎoxiānsheng, Mr Goody-goody/yes-man (sb who agrees with anything)
        xiānfāzhìrén, [先發制人], to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt/to anticipate/preem...
        xiāntiānxìng, congenital/intrinsic/innateness
        xiānxiàshǒuwéiqiáng, [先下手為強], strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the firs...
        shuàixiān, to take the lead/to show initiative
        xiāntiān, inborn/innate/natural
        jiézúxiāndēng, the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)/the early bird catches the worm/first co...
        
        xiānjī, [先機], key moment/decisive opportunity
        
        xiānrén, ancestors/previous generations/my late father
        xiānrùwéizhǔ, [先入為主], lit. first impression is strongest
        xiāntóu, [先頭], in advance/ahead/before/previously
        xiānzhào, omen
        xiānqūzhě, [先驅者], pioneer
        
        xiānzǔ, deceased grandfather/ancestry
        yǒuyuēzàixiān, [有約在先], to have a prior engagement
        zhēngxiānkǒnghòu, [爭先恐後], striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
        yīmǎdāngxiān, [一馬當先], to take the lead
        xiānjiànzhīmíng, [先見之明], foresight
        zàixiān, to come first/previous/prior/beforehand/first/formerly
        xiānfù, deceased father/my late father
        xiānfēngduì, [先鋒隊], vanguard
        xiānhé, priority/sth advocated first/refers to ancient tradition: Worship the river firs...
        
        xiānqiǎnduì, [先遣隊], advance party/advance troops
        xiānyàn, [先驗], a priori (philosophy)
        
        xiānjuétiáojiàn, [先決條件], precondition/prerequisite
        xiāndǔwéikuài, [先睹為快], joy of first experience (idiom)/the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
        
        xiānzhīxiānjué, [先知先覺], foresight/having foresight/person of foresight
        kāilùxiānfēng, [開路先鋒], pioneer/trailbreaker
        xiānfēngpài, [先鋒派], avant-garde
        xiānzhǎnhòuzòu, [先斬後奏], first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
        
        xiānqī, in advance/beforehand/premature/front-end
        
        
        shēnxiānshìzú, to fight at the head of one's troops/(fig.) to take the lead
        xiānshēngduórén, [先聲奪人], to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
        
        xiānlǐhòubīng, [先禮後兵], peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence/jaw-jaw ...
        xiāntiānbùzú, congenital deficiency/inherent weakness
        zhēngxiān, [爭先], to compete to be first/to contest first place
        xiānxíngzhě, forerunner
        zhànxiān, [佔先], to take precedence
        
        xiāndǎo, [先導], guide/forerunner/pioneer
        xiānliè, martyr
        
        jìnshuǐlóutáixiāndéyuè, [近水樓臺先得月], the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)/to benefit from...
        
        xiānjué, [先決], prerequisite/precondition
        
        
        
        
        
        gǎnwéirénxiān, [敢為人先], to dare to be first/to pioneer (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        wèilǎoxiānshuāi, to age prematurely
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

        fēijī, [飛機], airplane/CL:架[jià]
        fēi, [飛], to fly
        fēixíng, [飛行], (of planes etc) to fly/flying/flight/aviation
        fēichuán, [飛船], airship/spaceship
        qǐfēi, [起飛], (of an aircraft) to take off
        fēixíngyuán, [飛行員], pilot/aviator
        
        fēilóng, [飛龍], wyvern (type of dragon)
        fēixiáng, [飛翔], to circle in the air/to soar
        fēiguò, [飛過], to fly over/to fly past
        
        zhíshēngfēijī, [直升飛機], see 直升機|直升机[zhí shēng jī]
        
        fēiyuè, [飛越], to fly across/to fly over/to fly past/(literary) (of one's spirits) to soar
        fēidàn, [飛彈], missile
        fēikuài, [飛快], very fast/at lightning speed/(coll.) razor-sharp
        fēidié, [飛碟], flying saucer/frisbee
        fēiyuè, [飛躍], to leap
        yuǎnzǒugāofēi, [遠走高飛], to go far/to escape to faraway places
        fēijīchǎng, [飛機場], airport/(slang) flat chest/CL:處|处[chù]
        fēitǐng, [飛艇], airship
        
        fēishì, [飛逝], (of time) to pass quickly/to be fleeting
        yǔzhòufēichuán, [宇宙飛船], spacecraft
        āfēi, [阿飛], hoodlum/hooligan/young rowdy
        
        fēiwǔ, [飛舞], to flutter/to dance in the breeze
        fēibēn, [飛奔], to dash (run fast)/to rush/to dart
        fēiyáng, [飛揚], to rise/to fly upward
        fēié, [飛蛾], moth
        fēisù, [飛速], flying speed/rapid (growth)
        fēijīpiào, [飛機票], air ticket/CL:張|张[zhāng]
        fēichí, [飛馳], to speed/to rush
        
        
        
        mǎntiānfēi, [滿天飛], to rush around everywhere/always active
        huīfēiyānmiè, [灰飛煙滅], lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)/fig. to be annihilated/to vanis...
        fēijiàn, [飛濺], to splash/to spatter
        Fēiyú/fēiyú, [飛魚], Exocet (missile), flying fish
        fēiyīng, [飛鷹], eagle
        hángtiānfēijī, [航天飛機], space shuttle
        fēizéi, [飛賊], cat burglar/burglar who gains entrance by scaling walls/intruding enemy airman/a...
        bùyìérfēi, [不翼而飛], to disappear without trace/to vanish all of a sudden/to spread fast/to spread li...
        fàngfēi, [放飛], to allow to fly
        fēiwěn, [飛吻], to blow a kiss
        fēitiān, [飛天], flying Apsara (Buddhist art)
        
        fēiniǎo, [飛鳥], bird
        Fēilìpǔ, [飛利浦], Philips (company)
        
        tūfēiměngjìn, [突飛猛進], to advance by leaps and bounds
        fēichóng, [飛蟲], flying insect/winged insect
        
        fēnfēi, [紛飛], to swirl in the air (of thickly falling snowflakes, flower petals etc)/to flutte...
        
        téngfēi, [騰飛], lit. to fly upwards swiftly/fig. rapid advance/rapidly developing (situation)
        húnfēipòsàn, [魂飛魄散], lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom)/fig. to be frightened stiff/spooke...
        
        
        
        shuǐshàngfēijī, [水上飛機], seaplane
        shéncǎifēiyáng, [神采飛揚], in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor
        fēiyánzǒubì, [飛檐走壁], to leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts)
        fēizhǎng, [飛漲], soaring inflation/rocketing prices
        
        
        
        
        fēilún, [飛輪], flywheel/sprocket wheel
        
        
鸿         HuángFēihóng, [黃飛鴻], Wong Fei Hung (1847-1924), famous martial artist and revolutionary
        shìfēiyuán, [試飛員], test pilot
        
        fēipǎo, [飛跑], to run like the wind/to rush/to gallop
        
        fēihǔduì, [飛虎隊], Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two/Hong Kong nickname for po...
        
        
        chāchìnánfēi, [插翅難飛], lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
        
        
        fēiqín, [飛禽], birds
        
        
        
        fēishēng, [飛升]/[飛昇], to levitate heavenwards (a Daoist success)/to take off/to soar (of prices), to l...
        
        
        
        Gāofēi/gāofēi, [高飛], Goofy (friend of Mickey Mouse), to soar
        
        
        
        
        
        fēidì, [飛地], administrative enclave/land of one country enclosed within another/a salient
        
        
        
        
        lóngfēifèngwǔ, [龍飛鳳舞], flamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom)
        
        
        
        fēiqínzǒushòu, [飛禽走獸], birds and animals/the beasts of the field and the birds of the air
        
        
        ZhāngFēi, [張飛], Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of t...
        zhífēi, [直飛], to fly directly/direct flight
        
        
        
        
        
        
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