鸢肩鹄颈 — “Describes someone deeply absorbed in thought or work”
鸢肩鹄颈 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes someone deeply absorbed in thought or work”. Often characterized by a hunched posture and a stretched neck, resembling a kite's raised shoulders and a swan's extended neck. Literally, “Kite's shoulders, swan's neck”.
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What does 鸢肩鹄颈 mean?
鸢肩鹄颈 (yuān jiān hú jǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes someone deeply absorbed in thought or work”.
How do you pronounce 鸢肩鹄颈?
鸢肩鹄颈 is pronounced yuān jiān hú jǐng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鸢肩鹄颈 literally mean?
Literally, 鸢肩鹄颈 means “Kite's shoulders, swan's neck”. It is used to mean “describes someone deeply absorbed in thought or work”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鸢肩鹄颈?
如鸢之耸肩，如鹄之伸颈。形容伏案苦思的样子。