Birds are frightened by fish
In Chinese, the Pinyin is Ni ǎ OJ ī ngy ú Ku ì, which means that the army is scattered in disorder because of being disturbed. It comes from the biography of Yang Xuangan in the book of Sui Dynasty.
Idiom usage
As a predicate, attribute, adverbial; used of failure
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: birds scare the fish, birds scare the mice, birds scatter the fish
The origin of Idioms
According to the biography of Yang Xuangan in the book of the Sui Dynasty, "the people are withered, the corvee is garrisoned for no period of time, the heart of the earth is led, and the birds are frightened and the fish are broken."
Idiom explanation
Collapse: collapse. The elephant bird flies and the elephant fish runs away. It is used to describe that the army is scattered in disorder because of being disturbed.
Chinese PinYin : niǎo jīng yú kuì
Birds are frightened by fish
bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind. bēi tiān mǐn rén
one keeps his pearl in the bosom and the country goes to ruin. huái dào mí bāng
Eating jade and cooking gold. zhuàn yù chuī jīn