鸟兽散
niǎo​shòu​sàn

to scatter like birds and beasts

  • created sense approved 鸟兽散/鳥獸散 · niǎo​shòu​sàn · to scatter like birds and beasts — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸟兽散 / 鳥獸散

    niǎo​shòu​sàn

    to scatter like birds and beasts

    to scatter or flee helter-skelter in all directions like startled animals; used to describe a crowd or group that breaks up in disorder, often after a defeat or loss of power

    鸟 (literal) → 鸟/鳥 · niǎo · bird 兽 (literal) → 兽/獸 · shòu · beast 散 (literal) → 散 · sàn · to disperse

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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