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图穷匕见

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(lit.) the assassin's dagger, concealed in a map scroll, is suddenly revealed when the map is unrolled (referring to the attempted assassination of Ying Zheng 嬴政 (Yíng Zhèng) by Jing Ke 荆轲 (Jīng Kē) in 227 BC) (idiom)

Traditional
圖窮匕見

tú qióng bǐ xiàn

tu2qiong2bi3xian4

Meaning

  1. (lit.) the assassin's dagger, concealed in a map scroll, is suddenly revealed when the map is unrolled (referring to the attempted assassination of Ying Zheng 嬴政 (Yíng Zhèng) by Jing Ke 荆轲 (Jīng Kē) in 227 BC) (idiom) CC-CEDICT
  2. (fig.) malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent CC-CEDICT

Characters in 图穷匕见

图tú穷qióng匕bǐ见jiàn
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