笨鳥先飛

bènniǎoxiānfēi

clumsy birds have to start flying early—the slow need to start early (usually said self-depreciatingly)

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bèn niǎo xiān fēi

clumsy birds have to start flying early, the slow need to start early

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ben4 niao3 xian1 fei1

lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities

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笨鳥先飛|笨鸟先飞 [bèn niǎo xiān fēi] ► lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities