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插翼難飛 (caap3 jik6 naan4 fei1) — to be unable to escape even if given wings | Mand.: 插翅難飛 in Cantonese

caap˗₃插jikˍ₆翼naanˎ₄難feiˉ¹飛
简 插翼难飞
Mandarin Pinyin: cha1 yi4 nan2 fei1

Meaning of 插翼難飛

nounto be unable to escape even if given wings | Mand.: 插翅難飛
nouncannot escape (slang)

Characters in 插翼難飛

插caap3
interpose; intersperse; cut in
翼jik6
wing (of birds, buildings, etc); flank
難naan4
unpleasant; bad; offensive
飛fei1
fly; flit; flutter

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