擦槍走火

See also: 擦枪走火

Chinese

		to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting) to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish	gun; firearm; rifle 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
(Pinyin): cāqiāngzǒuhuǒ

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄚㄑㄧㄤㄗㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caat³ coeng¹ zaau² fo²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cāqiāngzǒuhuǒ [Phonetic: cāqiāngzóuhuǒ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄚㄑㄧㄤㄗㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: caciangzǒuhuǒ
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻa¹-chʻiang¹-tsou³-huo³
  - Yale: tsā-chyāng-dzǒu-hwǒ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsachiangtzoouhuoo
  - Palladius: цацянцзоухо (cacjanczouxo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: caat³ coeng¹ zaau² fo²
  - Yale: chaat chēung jáau fó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaat⁸ tsoeng¹ dzaau² fo²
  - Guangdong Romanization: cad³ cêng¹ zao² fo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːt̚³ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡saːu̯³⁵ fɔː³⁵/

Idiom

擦槍走火

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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