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[quote=ZOEY,260446]No.2 惊弓之鸟 (Jing 1 Gong 1 Zhi 1 Niao 3). It refers to"Birds Startled by the sound of a Bowstring."

History: In the ancient state of Wei, there was a very famous archer whose name is Geng Ying. His shooting skill was excellent.

One day, he was standing with the King of Wei on the top of a hathpace. A flock of wild geese were flying in the sky. Then Geng Ying said to the king:" I can 'shoot' a wild goose without an arrow." The king did not believe what he said. After a while, a wild goose appeared, crying sadly. Then, Geng Ying bent his bow and plucked the bowstring. Twang! The wild goose flying in the sky fell on the ground. The king felt very surprised at Geng's shooting skill. Geng Ying explained:" The wild goose was flying slow and low because it is already hurt. It is crying sadly because it had lost his companions. Scared by the sound of my strong bow, the wild goose was trying to fly high and quickly. However, his wound becomes serious. Then it fell down."[/quote]

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