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打草稿 * * + +
打草惊蛇 * * + +

打 strike, hit, beat / fight / attack

草 grass, straw, thatch, herbs

惊 frighten, surprise, startle

蛇 snake

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打草' + 打草 * * + to mow grass / hay making to write a
打草驚蛇' + 打草惊蛇 * * + lit. beat the grass to scare the snake / to inadvertently alert an enemy to punish

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