窮鳥

きゅうちょう

Meanings

1. Noun cornered bird

Kanji

• 窮 cornered. Read as キュウ.
• 鳥 bird. Read as チョウ.

Words containing 窮鳥

• 窮鳥懐に入れば猟師もこれを殺さず (きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもこれをころさず) even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
• 窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず (きゅうちょうふところにいればりょうしもころさず) even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter

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