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打草驚蛇

简打草惊蛇 · 繁打草驚蛇

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ cǎo jīng shé

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3–3–1–2 · da3 cao3 jing1 she2

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daa2 cou2 ging1 se4

Cantonese word readings for 打草驚蛇. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

daa2 cou2 geng1 se4

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) to give away your position through rash actions; to alert someone of your presence unwittingly