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出其不意，攻其不備
简 出其不意，攻其不备 · 繁 出其不意，攻其不備Mandarin · pinyin chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi
Meanings
- to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法 Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ)
- 出
- chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
- 其
- qí · his, her, its, their; that
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 意
- yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
- 攻
- gōng · attack, assault; criticize
- 備
- bèi · prepare, ready, perfect
- 备
- bèi · prepare, ready, perfect
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