我为了防止打草惊蛇
“In order not to alert him,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
探听墨坊的情报
“to gather intelligence about ink workshops.”
我为了防止 打草惊蛇
“In order not to alert him,”
没有对他动手
“I didn't make a move against him,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Originating from classical military stratagems, this concept stresses patience and concealment over hasty reaction when monitoring an opponent.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in order to prevent / to avoid
A formal and spoken connective used to state preventive motivation before taking or withholding an action.
to act rashly and alert the enemy; stir up a hornets' nest
A very common Chengyu used when advising caution against premature actions that might tip off an adversary.
