擦槍走火

See also: 擦枪走火

Chinese
 
to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish
 
gun; firearm; rifle; spear
 to give off sparks; to have a short circuit
trad. (擦槍走火) 擦 槍 走火
simp. (擦枪走火) 擦 枪 走火

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: cāqiāngzǒuhuǒ [Phonetic: cāqiāngzóuhuǒ]
      • Zhuyin: ㄘㄚ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄗㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsachiangtzoouhuuo
      • IPA (key): /t͡sʰa̠⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

擦槍走火

  1. to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun; to have unintended (and serious) consequences; a minor incident sparks a war; to result in unintended pregnancy; to have unintended sex
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