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): ㄘㄚ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄗㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caat³ coeng¹ zaau² fo²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cāqiāngzǒuhuǒ [Phonetic: cāqiāngzóuhuǒ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄚ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄗㄡˇ 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

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