Meaning of 引蛇出洞
引蛇出洞 means to lure the snake out of its hole; (figuratively) to use stratagem to lure bad people into action and expose them. Pronounced yǐn shé chū dòng.
- to lure the snake out of its hole; (figuratively) to use stratagem to lure bad people into action and expose them
Definitions & Examples
Jǐng警
fāng方
jué决
dìng定
shè设
xià下
quān圈
tào套
，
yǐn引
shé蛇
chū出
dòng洞
。
The police decided to set a trap to lure the snake out of its hole.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
xiǎng想
bàn办
fǎ法
yǐn引
shé蛇
chū出
dòng洞
，
ràng让
zuì罪
fàn犯
zì自
jǐ己
bào暴
lù露
xíng行
zōng踪
。
We need to find a way to lure the enemy out into the open, letting the criminal expose himself.
Zhè这
cì次
xíng行
dòng动
de的
mù目
dì的
jiù就
shì是
yǐn引
shé蛇
chū出
dòng洞
，
mō摸
qīng清
dí敌
rén人
de的
dǐ底
xì细
。
The purpose of this operation is to lure the snake out of its hole and find out the enemy's details.