打草惊蛇

dǎcǎojīngshé

beat the grass and startle the snake—act rashly and alert the enemy

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act rashly and alert the enemy

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act rashly and alert the enemy

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dǎ cǎo jīng shé

act rashly and alert the enemy

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da3 cao3 jing1 she2

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

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打草惊蛇

dǎ cǎo jīng shé

（作事不密， 反使对手有所警戒） beat the grass and frighten away the snake -- act rashly and alert the enemy; beat emptily upon the grass, and the snake will be frightened; beat the grass and drive the snake away; beat the grass and the snake will be startled; beat the grass to frighten away the snakes; beat the grass to startle the snake; frighten away ... by raising a scare; shake the bush to rouse the serpent; stir the grass and alarm the snake; wake a sleeping wolf

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打草驚蛇|打草惊蛇 [dǎ cǎo jīng shé] ► lit. beat the grass to scare the snake ► to inadvertently alert an enemy ► to punish sb as a warning to others (idiom)