鸟穷则啄 is an idiom

鸟穷则啄niǎo qióng zé zhuó

鸟陷于绝境就要反啄。比喻人走投无路就会冒险。

Origin 《荀子·哀公》：“鸟穷则啄，兽穷则攫。”

Word breakdown for “鸟穷则啄”: Open in Reader →

1.variant of 屌[diǎo]2.penis

鸟鳥HSK 2

1.bird2."bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196)3.(dialect) to pay attention to4.(intensifier) damned+1 more +2 more

穷窮HSK 4

1.poor2.destitute3.to use up4.to exhaust+3 more +4 more

则則HSK 7–9

1.(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then2.(bound form) standard; norm3.(bound form) principle4.(literary) to imitate; to follow+1 more +2 more

啄

to peck

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