作鸟兽散 zuò niǎo shòu sàn

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

作 zuò make; work; compose, write; act, perform
鸟 niǎo bird; KangXi radical 196
兽 shòu beast, animal; bestial
散 sàn scatter, disperse, break up