Dictionary/打草惊蛇

打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇

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

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