Chinese Word: 惊弓之鸟 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

惊 jīng 弓 gōng 之 zhī 鸟 niǎo (Trad.: 驚弓之鳥)

lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom); fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences

1		wài guó 外国 gōng sī 公司 shì fǒu 是否 huì chéng 会成 jīng gōng zhī niǎo 惊弓之鸟？ WILL FOREIGN COMPANIES BE SCARED OFF?
2		tāng mǔ 汤姆 yuè yù 越狱 hòu 后， shí shí 时时 rú 如 jīng gōng zhī niǎo 惊弓之鸟， shēng pà 生怕 zài cì 再次 bèi bǔ 被捕。 Since he escaped from gaol, Tom has been living on a razor's edge, terrified of recapture.
3		měi lián chǔ 美联储 sì hū 似乎 xiàng 像 shì 是 jīng gōng zhī niǎo 惊弓之鸟， wàng tú 妄图 zǔ zhǐ 阻止 gǔ shì 股市 de 的 xià diē 下跌。 The Fed seems to have been spooked, and wanted to stop the markets' fall (see article).
4		tā 他 zǔ zhī 组织 mín bīng 民兵 gē 割 diàn xiàn 电线 wā de léi 挖地雷， shǐ 使 rì kòu 日寇 chéng 成 le 了 jīng gōng zhī niǎo 惊弓之鸟。 He organizes commando to cut electrical wiring to dig landmine, make day bandit became;
5		wǒ men 我们 xīn 新 chī 吃 guò 过 nǚ ren 女人 de 的 kuī 亏， dōu 都 shì 是 jīng gōng zhī niǎo 惊弓之鸟， kàn jiàn 看见 nǚ ren 女人 yǐng zi 影子 jiù 就 pà 怕 le 了。 Having recently been jilted by women, we are like birds afraid of the bow; we're frightened even by a woman's shadow.

1		wài guó 外国 gōng sī 公司 shì fǒu 是否 huì chéng 会成 jīng gōng zhī niǎo 惊弓之鸟？ WILL FOREIGN COMPANIES BE SCARED OFF?
2		tāng mǔ 汤姆 yuè yù 越狱 hòu 后， shí shí 时时 rú 如 jīng gōng zhī niǎo 惊弓之鸟， shēng pà 生怕 zài cì 再次 bèi bǔ 被捕。 Since he escaped from gaol, Tom has been living on a razor's edge, terrified of recapture.
3		měi lián chǔ 美联储 sì hū 似乎 xiàng 像 shì 是 jīng gōng zhī niǎo 惊弓之鸟， wàng tú 妄图 zǔ zhǐ 阻止 gǔ shì 股市 de 的 xià diē 下跌。 The Fed seems to have been spooked, and wanted to stop the markets' fall (see article).
4		tā 他 zǔ zhī 组织 mín bīng 民兵 gē 割 diàn xiàn 电线 wā de léi 挖地雷， shǐ 使 rì kòu 日寇 chéng 成 le 了 jīng gōng zhī niǎo 惊弓之鸟。 He organizes commando to cut electrical wiring to dig landmine, make day bandit became;
5		wǒ men 我们 xīn 新 chī 吃 guò 过 nǚ ren 女人 de 的 kuī 亏， dōu 都 shì 是 jīng gōng zhī niǎo 惊弓之鸟， kàn jiàn 看见 nǚ ren 女人 yǐng zi 影子 jiù 就 pà 怕 le 了。 Having recently been jilted by women, we are like birds afraid of the bow; we're frightened even by a woman's shadow.