作鳥獸散如鳥獸散zuò niǎo shòu sànscatterlike birds and beasts; flee helter-skelter (/hurry-scurry); stampede
? 所以雖是一大堆群眾，略見危機，便“紛紛～”了。(《魯迅選集》Ⅱ—117) Thus no matterhow many Chinese nave gathered together,once theysense danger “they fly off like birds. ”/一部分遺老門客～了，……(愛新覺羅·溥儀《我的前半生》263) Someof the Qing veterans in my entourage had scattered，… 作鳥獸散zuo niao shou sanscatter like birds and beasts 作鳥獸散flee helter-skelter;stampede;flee like startled birds and animals |