一鸟在手远胜两鸟在林一鸟在手远胜两鸟在林[yī niǎo zài shǒu yuǎn shèng liǎng niǎo zài lín]1.■A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.; One shouldn't risk losing sth. sure by trying to get sth. that is not sure.