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打草驚蛇
daa2 cou2 ging1 se4 |
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wake a sleeping dog; act rashly and alert the enemy [literal] beat the grass and startle the snake Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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打草驚蛇 / 打草惊蛇 | ||
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Characters in this word:打 daa2 daa1 - hit; strike | dozen草 cou2 - grass; herbs; weed 驚 geng1 ging1 - frighten; surprise; startle 蛇 se4 ji4 seu4 - snake |
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