惊弓之鸟 (驚弓之鳥) jīng gōng zhī niǎo
jīng gōng zhī niǎo
set phrase
a bird frightened by a bow; one frightened by past experiences
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '驚弓之鳥'; CCI '惊弓之鸟', pp. 130-131; Guoyu '驚弓之鳥')
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- 卷七十一 列傳第四十一 孫惠 熊遠 王鑒 陳頵 高崧 Volume 71 Biographies 41: Sun Hui; Xiong Yuan; Wang Jian; Chen Yun; Gao Song Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 1