to run like wolves and boars; to scurry in a panic like a pack of evildoers
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to run amok; to scurry about in panic
literaryUsed to describe a disorganized and panicked flight of a group (especially of villains or enemies). Often carries a derogatory connotation. It is a fixed four-character idiom (成语).
Dí敌
jūn军
zài在
wǒ我
fāng方
měng猛
liè烈
de的
pào炮
huǒ火
xià下
láng狼
bēn奔
shǐ豕
tū突
，
kuì溃
bù不
chéng成
jūn军
。
Under our fierce artillery fire, the enemy troops scurried about in a panic, utterly routed.
Kàn看
dào到
jǐng警
chá察
lái来
le了
，
nà那
qún群
xiǎo小
tōu偷
lì立
kè刻
láng狼
bēn奔
shǐ豕
tū突
，
sì四
sàn散
táo逃
cuàn窜
。
Seeing the police arrive, the group of thieves immediately scattered and ran in all directions like frightened animals.
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Zhè这
zé则
chéng成
yǔ语
miáo描
huì绘
le了
yī一
fú幅
huài坏
rén人
cāng仓
huáng皇
táo逃
mìng命
de的
hùn混
luàn乱
jǐng景
xiàng象
。
This idiom depicts a chaotic scene of villains fleeing in utter panic.