引蛇出洞
引蛇出洞
yǐn shé chū dòng
lit. to pull a snake from its hole; to expose a malefactor (idiom)
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- (verb, idiom) lit. to pull a snake from its hole
- to expose a malefactor (idiom)
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Related Words
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳(yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng)· bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
→一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳(yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng)· once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
→一个萝卜一个坑(yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng)· lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
→不敢高攀(bù gǎn gāo pān)· lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term)
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