擦枪走火
Traditional form:
擦槍走火
Pinyin (reading):
cāqiāngzǒuhuǒ
Definitions:
- to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun
- (fig.) a minor incident that sparks a war
Characters:
- 擦 - to clean, to erase, to polish; a brush
- 枪 - gun, rife; lance, spear
- 走 - to walk, to run, to flee
- 火 - fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
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