作鳥獸散 zuò niǎo shòu sàn

to flee helter-skelter

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to flee helter-skelter
  2. 2. fig. to head off in various directions
  3. 3. lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
作 zuò HSK 1
to do; to write or compose; writings or works
鳥 niǎo
bird; (intensifier) damned; goddam
獸 shòu
beast; animal; beastly
散 sàn HSK 4
to scatter; to disperse; to break up (a meeting etc)