小鸟依人 in English xiao3 niao3 yi1 ren2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) like a little bird relying on people (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically cute and helpless-looking

Simplified Characters

小 鸟 依 人

Traditional Characters

小 鳥 依 人

Pinyin

xiao3 niao3 yi1 ren2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

小xiao3small 鸟niao3variant of 屌[diao3] 依yi1to depend on 人ren2man