笨鸟先飞

Traditional form:

笨鳥先飛

Pinyin (reading):

bènniǎoxiānfēi

Definitions:

• lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities

Characters:

• 笨 - stupid, foolish, dull, awkward
• 鸟 - bird
• 先 - first, former, previous
• 飞 - to fly, to dart; high

Traditional characters:

• 笨 - stupid, foolish, dull, awkward
• 鳥 - bird
• 先 - first, former, previous
• 飛 - to fly, to dart; high