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