After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「打草驚蛇」. Meaning and usage are below.
Today’s idiom is 「打草驚蛇」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
Originally a metaphor for punishing Jia and Tu Yi. It is often used to describe acting carelessly, which makes the other party alert.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dǎ cǎo jīng shé
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
da2 chou2 ging1 se4
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
