两鸟在林，不如一鸟在手兩鳥在林，不如一鳥在手兩鳥在林，不如一鳥在手

two birds in the forest are not as good as one bird in the hand

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: A sure small gain is better than an uncertain bigger one. Matches the English 'a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush'.

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Simplified: 两鸟在林，不如一鸟在手
Traditional (Taiwan): 兩鳥在林，不如一鳥在手
Pinyin: liǎng niǎo zài lín, bùrú yì niǎo zàishǒu
Bopomofo: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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