出其不意，攻其不备
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])
verb
Traditional: 出其不意，攻其不備
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- (verb) 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])
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Related Words
掩杀(yǎn shā)— to make a surprise attack
→出其不意(chū qí bù yì)— to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
→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
→乘胜追击(chéng shèng zhuī jī)— to follow up a victory and press home the attack
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