枪打出头鸟 — “The nail that sticks out gets hammered down”
枪打出头鸟 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the nail that sticks out gets hammered down”. Those who stand out are often targeted or suffer the consequences. Literally, “A gun shoots the bird that sticks its head out”.
枪打出头鸟 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 枪打出头鸟 mean?
枪打出头鸟 (qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the nail that sticks out gets hammered down”.
How do you pronounce 枪打出头鸟?
枪打出头鸟 is pronounced qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枪打出头鸟 literally mean?
Literally, 枪打出头鸟 means “a gun shoots the bird that sticks its head out”. It is used to mean “the nail that sticks out gets hammered down”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枪打出头鸟?
出头鸟：飞在鸟群前面或把头先从窝里伸出来的鸟，比喻表现突出或领头的人。比喻冒尖的人容易遭殃