To strike a duck and startle a mandarin duck

To strike a duck and startle a mandarin duck

Da Ya Jing Yuan, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ǎ y ā J ī ngyu ā n, which means Da Jia Jing B, also refers to the innocent people. It comes from Kun Hua Nu written by Mei Dingzuo of Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate and attributive; it is used to describe "striking a duck and startling B"; it is used to describe "burning the harp and boiling the crane, striking the duck and startling the Mandarin".

Analysis of Idioms

Beat grass to scare snake

The origin of Idioms

The second fold of Ming meidingzuo's kunhuanu: "I'm not trying to kill you, but I'm afraid to frighten the duck and the snake."

Idiom explanation

It's like striking a and startling B. It also refers to the innocent.