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鸟

diǎo / niǎo
HSK 2

English Meaning

(diǎo) variant of 屌; penis | (niǎo) bird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
你就想要鸟尽弓藏
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💡 INTENT:

“You are betraying the very people who brought you to power now that you no longer need us.”

1. PREVIOUS

如今四海稍安

“Now, the nation is peaceful.”

“So, you want to discard me”

3. NEXT

苛待老臣了吗

“once your purpose is served?”

《莫离》 · historical_and_court
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北京大了什么鸟都有
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💡 INTENT:

“Don't sweat it; in a huge city like this, you run into all kinds of weirdos.”

1. PREVIOUS

中

“Okay.”

“Beijing is huge. There are all sorts of people here.”

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你管他楚才远楚才近的

“It doesn't matter what kind of man he is!”

《冬去春来》 · daily_life
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鸟尽弓藏啊
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💡 INTENT:

“You are expendable to him now that your job is done.”

1. PREVIOUS

兔死狗烹

“The hunting dog is cooked after the rabbit is caught.”

2. TARGET TURN 鸟尽弓藏啊

“The bow is put away when the birds are all gone.”

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他把你利用完了 就过河拆桥

“He used you and then abandoned you,”

《成何体统》 · crisis_and_conflict
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