出其不意
出其不意
chū qí bù yì
to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
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- (verb, idiom) to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
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Related Words
一(yī)— one
→一人得道，鸡犬升天(yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān)— lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
→出其不意，攻其不备(chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi)— to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])
→守株待兔，缘木求鱼(shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú)— to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
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