拨草寻蛇 — “To part the grass to look for a snake”
拨草寻蛇 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stir up trouble or invite danger upon oneself by deliberately seeking out potentially harmful situations or individuals; to poke a hornet's nest”. Literally, “To part the grass to look for a snake”.
拨草寻蛇 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 拨草寻蛇 mean?
拨草寻蛇 (bō cǎo xún shé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stir up trouble or invite danger upon oneself by deliberately seeking out potentially harmful situations or individuals; to poke a hornet's nest”.
How do you pronounce 拨草寻蛇?
拨草寻蛇 is pronounced bō cǎo xún shé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 拨草寻蛇 literally mean?
Literally, 拨草寻蛇 means “to part the grass to look for a snake”. It is used to mean “to stir up trouble or invite danger upon oneself by deliberately seeking out potentially harmful situations or individuals; to poke a hornet's nest”.
What is the Chinese definition of 拨草寻蛇?
比喻招惹恶人，自找麻烦。