From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「卵覆鳥飛」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.
We’re presenting the idiom 「卵覆鳥飛」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
The bird flew away and the egg broke. A metaphor for getting nothing at both ends.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
luǎn fù niǎo fēi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
leun2 fuk1 niu5 fei1
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
