打核桃捎带了枣

Traditional (Taiwan): 打核桃捎帶了棗

dǎhétaoshāodàilezǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄏㄜˊ ˙ㄊㄠ ㄕㄠ ㄉㄞˋ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄗㄠˇ

    • to hurt another party by accident while attacking one
    • collateral damage

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
while knocking down walnuts, also hit the dates
Meaning
While attacking one party, to hurt another by accident. Descriptive; compare 'collateral damage'.

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