







熊经鸟申 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an ancient form of qigong or daoyin (therapeutic exercises)”. Involving movements that imitate a bear's climbing and a bird's stretching, used for health preservation. Literally, “Bear's climbing and bird's stretching”.

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Open the tool →熊经鸟申 (xióng jīng niǎo shēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an ancient form of qigong or daoyin (therapeutic exercises)”.
熊经鸟申 is pronounced xióng jīng niǎo shēn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 熊经鸟申 means “Bear's climbing and bird's stretching”. It is used to mean “an ancient form of qigong or daoyin (therapeutic exercises)”.
古代一种导引养生之法。状如熊之攀枝,鸟之伸脚。