打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇
打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé ㄉㄚˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄜˊ daa2 cou2 geng1 se4
- lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
- fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
- to punish sb as a warning to others
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打
- 单打 單打 dān dǎ ㄉㄢ ㄉㄚˇ daan1 daa2 singles (in sports)
- 打仗 dǎ zhàng ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄤˋ daa2 zoeng3 to fight a battle
- 打倒 dǎ dǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄠˇ daa2 dou2 to overthrow
- 打动 打動 dǎ dòng ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ daa2 dung6 to move (to pity)
- 打包 dǎ bāo ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄠ daa2 baau1 to wrap; to pack
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- 打印 dǎ yìn ㄉㄚˇ ㄧㄣˋ daa2 jan3 to affix a seal
- 打字 dǎ zì ㄉㄚˇ ㄗˋ daa2 zi6 to type (using a keyboard, typewriter or phone etc)
- 打岔 dǎ chà ㄉㄚˇ ㄔㄚˋ daa2 caa3 interruption
- 打工 dǎ gōng ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ daa2 gung1 to work a temporary or casual job
- 打手 dǎ shou ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄕㄡ daa2 sau2 hired thug
- 打扮 dǎ ban ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄅㄢ daa2 baan6 to decorate
- 打折 dǎ zhé ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄜˊ daa2 zit3 to give a discount
- 打扫 打掃 dǎ sǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄠˇ daa2 sou3 to clean
- 打捞 打撈 dǎ lāo ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄠ daa2 laau4 to salvage
- 打击 打擊 dǎ jī ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧ daa2 gik1 to hit
- 打扰 打擾 dǎ rǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄖㄠˇ daa2 jiu5 to disturb
- 打搅 打攪 dǎ jiǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ daa2 gaau2 to disturb; to trouble; to bother
- 打败 打敗 dǎ bài ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄞˋ daa2 baai6 to defeat
- 打断 打斷 dǎ duàn ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ daa2 tyun5 to interrupt
- 打架 dǎ jià ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ daa2 gaa3 to fight
草
- 潦草 liáo cǎo ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄘㄠˇ liu2 cou2 slipshod; careless; slovenly
- 稻草 dào cǎo ㄉㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇ dou6 cou2 rice straw
- 花草 huā cǎo ㄏㄨㄚ ㄘㄠˇ faa1 cou2 flowers and plants
- 草原 cǎo yuán ㄘㄠˇ ㄩㄢˊ cou2 jyun4 grassland
- 草丛 草叢 cǎo cóng ㄘㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ cou2 cung4 underbrush
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- 草地 cǎo dì ㄘㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋ cou2 dei6 lawn
- 草坪 cǎo píng ㄘㄠˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ cou2 ping4 lawn
- 草案 cǎo àn ㄘㄠˇ ㄢˋ cou2 on3 draft (legislation, proposal etc)
- 草率 cǎo shuài ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ cou2 seot1 careless
- 草药 草藥 cǎo yào ㄘㄠˇ ㄧㄠˋ cou2 joek6 herbal medicine
- 起草 qǐ cǎo ㄑㄧˇ ㄘㄠˇ hei2 cou2 to make a draft
- 奇花异草 奇花異草 qí huā yì cǎo ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ kei4 faa1 ji6 cou2 (idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants
- 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄓㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- 乳草 rǔ cǎo ㄖㄨˇ ㄘㄠˇ jyu5 cou2 milkweeds (genus Asclepias)
- 干草 乾草 gān cǎo ㄍㄢ ㄘㄠˇ gon1 cou2 hay
- 仙草 xiān cǎo ㄒㄧㄢ ㄘㄠˇ sin1 cou2 medicinal herb (genus Mesona)
- 出草 chū cǎo ㄔㄨ ㄘㄠˇ ceot1 cou2 (of Taiwan aborigines) to go on a headhunting expedition
- 割草 gē cǎo ㄍㄜ ㄘㄠˇ got3 cou2 mow grass
- 劲草 勁草 jìng cǎo ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄠˇ ging6 cou2 tough upright grass
- 吃草 chī cǎo ㄔ ㄘㄠˇ hek3 cou2 to graze; to eat grass
惊 驚
- 受惊 受驚 shòu jīng ㄕㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄥ sau6 ging1 startled
- 吃惊 吃驚 chī jīng ㄔ ㄐㄧㄥ hek3 ging1 to be startled
- 震惊 震驚 zhèn jīng ㄓㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄥ zan3 ging1 to shock
- 惊人 驚人 jīng rén ㄐㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ ging1 jan4 astonishing
- 惊喜 驚喜 jīng xǐ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˇ ging1 hei2 nice surprise
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- 惊叹 驚嘆 jīng tàn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˋ ging1 taan3 to exclaim in admiration
- 惊奇 驚奇 jīng qí ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ging1 kei4 to be amazed
- 惊惶 驚惶 jīng huáng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ging1 wong4 panic-stricken
- 惊慌 驚慌 jīng huāng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤ ging1 fong1 to panic
- 惊讶 驚訝 jīng yà ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄚˋ ging1 ngaa6 amazed
- 惊诧 驚詫 jīng chà ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄚˋ ging1 caa3 to be surprised
- 惊醒 驚醒 jīng xǐng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˇ ging1 sing2 to rouse
- 惊险 驚險 jīng xiǎn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ging1 him2 perilous; touch-and-go; nerve-racking; suspenseful
- 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng ㄉㄚˋ ㄔ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ daai6 hek3 jat1 geng1 (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
- 大惊小怪 大驚小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ daai6 geng1 siu2 gwaai3 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
- 触目惊心 觸目驚心 chù mù jīng xīn ㄔㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zuk1 muk6 ging1 sam1 lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
- 惊天动地 驚天動地 jīng tiān dòng dì ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ ging1 tin1 dung6 dei6 (idiom) world-shaking
- 惊心动魄 驚心動魄 jīng xīn dòng pò ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄆㄛˋ ging1 sam1 dung6 paak3 (idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking
- 惊慌失措 驚慌失措 jīng huāng shī cuò ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄕ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ging1 fong1 sat1 cou3 to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
- 出惊 出驚 chū jīng ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄥ ceot1 ging1 see 吃惊
蛇
- 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 人蛇 rén shé ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄜˊ jan4 se4 illegal immigrant (esp. one smuggled across borders)
- 委蛇 wēi yí ㄨㄟ ㄧˊ wai2 se4 variant of 逶迤
- 巳蛇 sì shé ㄙˋ ㄕㄜˊ zi6 se4 Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
- 毒蛇 dú shé ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄜˊ duk6 se4 viper
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- 水蛇 shuǐ shé ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄜˊ seoi2 se4 water snake
- 游蛇 yóu shé ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ jau4 se4 water snake
- 蚺蛇 rán shé ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄜˊ jim4 se4 boa
- 蛇信 shé xìn ㄕㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ se4 seon3 snake's tongue
- 蛇岛 蛇島 Shé dǎo ㄕㄜˊ ㄉㄠˇ se4 dou2 Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅顺 on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes
- 蛇年 shé nián ㄕㄜˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ se4 nin4 Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
- 蛇形 shé xíng ㄕㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ se4 jing4 S-shaped
- 蛇果 Shé guǒ ㄕㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ se4 gwo2 Red Delicious (a sort of apple)
- 蛇毒 shé dú ㄕㄜˊ ㄉㄨˊ se4 duk6 snake venom
- 蛇皮 shé pí ㄕㄜˊ ㄆㄧˊ se4 pei4 snake skin
- 蛇矛 shé máo ㄕㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ se4 maau4 ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
- 蛇管 shé guǎn ㄕㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄢˇ se4 gun2 flexible hose
- 蛇胆 蛇膽 shé dǎn ㄕㄜˊ ㄉㄢˇ se4 daam2 snake gall (used in TCM)
- 蛇莓 shé méi ㄕㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ se4 mui4 Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)
- 蛇蒿 shé hāo ㄕㄜˊ ㄏㄠ se4 hou1 tarragon