Meaning of 打草惊蛇
打草惊蛇 means to alert the enemy by rash action; to act rashly and tip off one's opponent. Pronounced dǎ cǎo jīng shé.
- to alert the enemy by rash action; to act rashly and tip off one's opponent
Definitions & Examples
Jǐng警
fāng方
jué决
dìng定
xiān先
àn按
bīng兵
bú不
dòng动
，
yǐ以
miǎn免
dǎ打
cǎo草
jīng惊
shé蛇
，
ràng让
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
táo逃
tuō脱
。
The police decided to hold their position for now to avoid alerting the suspect and letting them escape.
Wǒ我
men们
zài在
diào调
chá查
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
，
qiān千
wàn万
bù不
néng能
dǎ打
cǎo草
jīng惊
shé蛇
。
We are investigating this matter; we absolutely must not alert the other side by acting rashly.
Tā他
xiǎng想
shōu收
gòu购
nà那
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
，
dàn但
guò过
zǎo早
jiē接
chù触
duì对
fāng方
kě可
néng能
huì会
dǎ打
cǎo草
jīng惊
shé蛇
。
He wants to acquire that company, but contacting them too early might alert them and spoil the plan.
Zhè这
ge个
jì计
huà划
xū需
yào要
mì秘
mì密
jìn进
xíng行
，
fǒu否
zé则
jiù就
huì会
dǎ打
cǎo草
jīng惊
shé蛇
。
This plan needs to be carried out in secret; otherwise, it will alert the target.
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