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Open the tool →熊经鸟曳 (xióng jīng niǎo yè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an ancient form of health-preserving exercise or qigong, characterized by movements resembling a bear climbing a tree and a bird stretching its legs; a type of therapeutic physical activity”.
熊经鸟曳 is pronounced xióng jīng niǎo yè in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 熊经鸟曳 means “Bear's stretch, bird's drag”. It is used to mean “an ancient form of health-preserving exercise or qigong, characterized by movements resembling a bear climbing a tree and a bird stretching its legs; a type of therapeutic physical activity”.
古代一种导引养生之法。状如熊之攀枝,鸟之伸脚。同“熊经鸟申”。