







鸟惊鱼散 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to scatter in panic and disorder, like startled birds and frightened fish; to be routed and flee in all directions”. Literally, “Birds startled, fish scattered”.

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Open the tool →鸟惊鱼散 (niǎo jīng yú sàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to scatter in panic and disorder, like startled birds and frightened fish; to be routed and flee in all directions”.
鸟惊鱼散 is pronounced niǎo jīng yú sàn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 鸟惊鱼散 means “Birds startled, fish scattered”. It is used to mean “to scatter in panic and disorder, like startled birds and frightened fish; to be routed and flee in all directions”.
形容军队因受惊扰而乱纷纷地四下溃散。同“鸟散鱼溃”。