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作鸟兽散 (zuō) — (idiom) to scatter in all directions; to flee helter-skelter; stampede

Definition

A vivid chengyu (literally "scatter like birds and beasts") for a crowd breaking apart in panic — stronger and more literary than simply saying 四散逃跑 ("flee in all directions"). Often used for mobs, crowds, or routed troops dispersing suddenly.

idiom
to scatter in all directionsto flee helter-skelterstampede

Examples

  • ，作鸟兽散。
    Jǐng chá yí dào, nà xiē xiǎo fàn jiù zuō le.
    As soon as the police arrived, the vendors scattered in all directions.
  • ，作鸟兽散。
    Tīng dào bào zhà shēng, rén qún lì kè zuō.
    Hearing the explosion, the crowd immediately fled helter-skelter.
  • 作鸟兽散，。
    Dí jūn bèi dǎ bài hòu zuō, táo jìn le shān lǐ.
    After being defeated, the enemy troops scattered like birds and beasts and fled into the mountains.

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