作鸟兽散 in English zuo4 niao3 shou4 san4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) scatter like birds and beasts (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to head off in various directions
  • to flee helter-skelter

Simplified Characters

作 鸟 兽 散

Traditional Characters

作 鳥 獸 散

Pinyin

zuo4 niao3 shou4 san4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

作zuo4worker 鸟niao3variant of 屌[diao3] 兽shou4beast 散san4variant of 散[san4]