đánh rắn động cỏ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 打草驚蛇 / 打草惊蛇 (dǎcǎojīngshé).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ zan˧˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ kɔ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥ ʐaŋ˦˧˥ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ kɔ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗan˦˥ ɹaŋ˦˥ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ kɔ˨˩˦]

Idiom

đánh rắn động cỏ

  1. to give away your position through rash actions; to alert someone of your presence unwittingly
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