打草驚蛇

daa2 cou2 geng1 se4

lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) · fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy · to punish sb as a warning to others

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
  2. fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
  3. to punish sb as a warning to others

Written Forms

打草驚蛇Traditional · Main Form
打草惊蛇Alternate Form

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