成语故事：惊弓之鸟 A badly frightened person
惊弓之鸟
jīng gōng zhī niǎo
A badly frightened person
惊 means startle or shock; 弓 is the bow; 之 is of; 鸟 means bird. All together the idiom means a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow-string. People use this idiom to describe a frightened person who easily becomes panic-stricken due to some previous bad experience.
Literal meaning：a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow-string
Explanation: to describe a frightened person who easily becomes panic-stricken due to some previous bad experience
E.g
这些难民是一群惊弓之鸟，日夜不安。
zhè xiē nán mín shì yī qún jīng gōng zhī niǎo ，rì yè bú ān 。
The refugees are a group of badly frightened person who are restless day and night.
