驚弓之鳥

惊
驚
弓
弓
之
之
鸟
鳥
lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences

Characters and words in 驚弓之鳥

惊
驚
ji̅ng = ji + (e)ng1
to startle / to be frightened / to be scared / alarm
惊 = 京 + 忄 : Somebody set off engine's alarm in the middle of the night and Joan of Arc arrives in a rush to scare away any intruder with a flail. She was in such a rush and so tired though that she forgot to put on her pants and arrives in front of the engine just wearing ridiculous underpants which feature a pattern of berets, mandarins and daisies.
弓
go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1
a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc)
Mnemonic symbol: this character just looks like a composite bow.

Gitta Giraffe (gu) is shooting arrows with a composite bow (弓) in front of the engine ((e)ng1).
之
zhi̅ = zh + Ø1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
之 = 丶 + Z : Mnemonic symbol: Sooo sleepy... "zZz" (the character looks like a "Z"). James II of England (zh) fell asleep in front of the space station (Ø1). He sleeps on a big petal leaf (丶), making loud "zZz" (之) sounds.
鸟
鳥
diǎo = di + ao3
variant of 屌[diao3] / penis
鸟
鳥
niǎo = ni + ao3
bird / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2] / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn
Nefertiti tries to fend off a turkey in the aorta.

Words with 驚弓之鳥

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Sentences with 驚弓之鳥

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