Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「鳥驚魚散」 and how it’s used.
The Chinese idiom 「鳥驚魚散」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.
Describes an army that is frightened and scatters in all directions. Same as “birds scatter and fish collapse”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
niǎo jīng yú sàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
niu5 geng1 yu2 saan2
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
