thương cung chi điểu, kiến khúc mộc nhi cao phi

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Meaning · English

The bow-wounded bird flies high from any bent branch — once burned, forever wary.

Literally: the arrow-hurt bird sees curved wood and soars
Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “thương cung chi điểu, kiến khúc mộc nhi cao phi” mean?

The bow-wounded bird flies high from any bent branch — once burned, forever wary. Literally: the arrow-hurt bird sees curved wood and soars

Is “thương cung chi điểu, kiến khúc mộc nhi cao phi” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.