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Home / Idiom / 打草惊蛇

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

打草惊蛇
dǎ cǎo jīng shé
d+ǎ·3rd tonec+ǎo·3rd tonej+īng·1st tonesh+é·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient · overhasty操之过急cāo zhī guò jíto save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)因小失大yīn xiǎo shī dà
Antonyms
In order to capture, one must let loose. · to loosen the reins only to grasp them better欲擒故纵yù qín gù zònglit. to pull a snake from its hole · to expose a malefactor (idiom)引蛇出洞yǐn shé chū dòng
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