鸟穷则啄 — “A cornered animal will fight back”
鸟穷则啄 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a cornered animal will fight back”. Desperate people will take desperate measures. Literally, “A cornered bird will peck”.
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鸟穷则啄 Pronunciation and Pinyin
鸟穷则啄 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 鸟穷则啄
小张因为公司经营不善，面临破产的边缘，他知道自己鸟穷则啄，决定孤注一掷，尝试最后一次转型。
Xiao Zhang's company was poorly managed and on the verge of bankruptcy. Knowing that a cornered bird will peck, he decided to stake everything on one last transformation attempt.
Idioms Related to 鸟穷则啄
Synonyms of 鸟穷则啄
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- niǎo鸟fú伏shòu兽qióng穷utterly exhausted and at wits' end
- niǎo鸟rù入fán樊lóng笼to fall into a trap
- niǎo鸟shòu兽sàn散scatter in disarray like birds and beasts
- niǎo鸟shòu兽lǜ率wǔ舞birds and beasts dance in harmony
- niǎo鸟shòu兽xíng行utterly immoral animalistic conduct
- niǎo鸟kū哭yuán猿tí啼desolate and sorrowful scene
- niǎo鸟tí啼huā花yuàn怨lament with a heavy heart
- niǎo鸟tí啼huā花luò落desolation and melancholy
- niǎo鸟shēng声shòu兽xīn心sweet-tongued but evil-hearted
- niǎo鸟jìn尽gōng弓cáng藏discard helper after success
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What does 鸟穷则啄 mean?
鸟穷则啄 (niǎo qióng zé zhuó) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a cornered animal will fight back”.
How do you pronounce 鸟穷则啄?
鸟穷则啄 is pronounced niǎo qióng zé zhuó in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鸟穷则啄 literally mean?
Literally, 鸟穷则啄 means “a cornered bird will peck”. It is used to mean “a cornered animal will fight back”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鸟穷则啄?
鸟陷于绝境就要反啄。比喻人走投无路就会冒险。