打草惊蛇

dǎ cǎo jīng shé

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 打草惊蛇

• 打 打 dá: dozen (loanword)
• 打 打 dǎ: to beat
• 草 草 cǎo: grass
• 蛇 蛇 shé: snake
• 惊 惊 jīng: to startle
• 打草 打草 dǎ cǎo: to mow grass