We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「窮鳥入懷」, explained below.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「窮鳥入懷」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
Poor bird: a bird in distress; embrace: throw into the arms. A metaphor for relying on others when in a difficult situation.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qióng niǎo rù huái
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
kung4 niu5 yap6 waai4
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
