ging1 gung1 zi1 niu5驚弓之鳥惊弓之鸟
Jyutpingging1 gung1 zi1 niu5
Yalegīng gūng jī níuh
Definition
A bird startled by the mere twang of a bow; a badly frightened person who panics at the slightest alarm.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
