出其不意,攻其不備 — chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4 , gong1 qi2 bu4 bei4 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions9 characters

chu¹ qi² bu⁴ yi⁴ , gong¹ qi² bu⁴ bei⁴

to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法 and 孙子兵法Sun¹ zi³ Bing¹ fa³)

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

出

其

不

意

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攻

其

不

備

As word

1

chu¹

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])

2

qi²

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])

3

bu⁴

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])

4

yi⁴

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])

5

,

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])

6

gong¹

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])

7

qi²

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])

8

bu⁴

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])

9

bei⁴

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])