rú niǎo shòu sàndictionary entry
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(lit.) to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom) / (fig.) to flee in all directions
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如鳥獸散 如鸟兽散 [ru2 niao3 shou4 san4] /(lit.) to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)/(fig.) to flee in all directions/

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