Chinese–English
擦枪走火
cā qiāng zǒu huǒ · ca qiang zou huo
Traditional 擦槍走火
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun
- (fig.) a minor incident that sparks a war
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