to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun; (fig.) a minor incident that sparks a war
trad. 擦槍走火
Also written 擦槍走火【cā qiāng zǒu huǒ】
Characters in this word
4擦
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to rub; to scratch, to wipe; to polish, to apply (lipstick, lotion etc), to brush (past), to shred (a vegetable etc)
- Pinyin
- cā
- Strokes
- 17
- Frequency
- 2444 of 2500
枪
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surname Qiang
- Pinyin
- Qiāng
- Traditional
- 槍
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 496 of 2500
走
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to walk, to go, to run, to move (of vehicle), to visit, to leave, to go away, to die (euph.), from, through, away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]), to change (shape, form, meaning)
- Pinyin
- zǒu
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 60 of 2500
火
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surname Huo
- Pinyin
- Huǒ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2136 of 2500