Word Meaning 雌伏雄飛

しふくゆうひ shifukuyuuhi

雌伏雄飛 is read as しふくゆうひ (shifukuyuuhi) and means biding one's time building up strength till finally grasping an opportunity to launch out and flourish.

Meaning

English

  1. biding one's time building up strength till finally grasping an opportunity to launch out and flourish

Reading

Kana

しふくゆうひ

Romaji

shifukuyuuhi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 41 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Yojijukugo Rank 137824 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

雌雄

しゆう

male and female (animals)

雌雄同体

しゆうどうたい

hermaphroditism

雌雄同株

しゆうどうしゅ

monoecy

雌雄異体

しゆういたい

gonochorism

雌雄選択

しゆうせんたく

sexual selection

雌雄性

しゆうせい

sexuality

雌雄を決する

しゆうをけっする

to have a showdown

雌雄異株

しゆういしゅ

dioecy

雌雄鑑別

しゆうかんべつ

sexing (of chickens, silkworms, etc.)

雌伏

しふく

remaining in obscurity

雄飛

ゆうひ

launching out