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雁默先烹 — Chinese Idiom

雁默先烹 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “those who are talentless or unremarkable are often the first to be eliminated or suffer negative consequences”.

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雁默先烹 Pronunciation and Pinyin

雁默先烹 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
雁
yàn12migratory water bird
默
mò16silent or implicit
先
xiān6First, before, or ancestors
烹
pēng11cook food

Example Sentence with 雁默先烹

在这次内部调整中,那些平时工作表现不突出、没有核心技能的员工,恐怕就要“雁默先烹”了。
During this internal adjustment, employees who usually didn't perform outstandingly and lacked core skills might be the first to be weeded out.

Idioms Related to 雁默先烹

More idioms starting with 雁

  • yàn雁nán南yàn燕běi北widely separated, going in different directions
  • yàn雁qù去yú鱼lái来to correspond frequently
  • yàn雁tǎ塔xīn新tí题Achieve success in prestigious examination
  • yàn雁tǎ塔tí题míng名achieve significant academic success
  • yàn雁yǐng影fēn分fēi飞to part ways like wild geese
  • yàn雁duàn断yú鱼chén沉to be out of communication
  • yàn雁yǎo杳yú鱼chén沉to lose all contact
  • yàn雁bó泊rén人hù户temporarily settle in a human dwelling
  • yàn雁sù素yú鱼jiān笺written correspondence
  • yàn雁zú足liú留shū书a letter carried by a wild goose
  • yàn雁guò过bá拔máo毛pluck a feather from a flying goose
  • yàn雁guò过bō拨máo毛to profit from every opportunity

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What does 雁默先烹 mean?

雁默先烹 (yàn mò xiān pēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “those who are talentless or unremarkable are often the first to be eliminated or suffer negative consequences”.

How do you pronounce 雁默先烹?

雁默先烹 is pronounced yàn mò xiān pēng in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 雁默先烹?

比喻无才者先被淘汰。

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