剑走偏锋
剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom); fig. unexpected winning move; unconventional gambit
Traditional: 劍走偏鋒
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- the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
- fig. unexpected winning move
- unconventional gambit
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Related Words
剑走蜻蛉(jiàn zǒu qīng líng)· the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
→刻舟求剑(kè zhōu qiú jiàn)· lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
→一团和气(yī tuán hé qì)· to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom)
→偏锋(piān fēng)· brush stroke to the side (calligraphy)
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