| 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" 孙子兵法) |
| 出 |
chū |
to go out; to come out / to arise; to occur / to produce; to yield / to go beyond; to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc |
| 出 |
chū |
variant of 出 (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) |
| 出其不意 |
chū qí bù yì |
to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard |
| 其 |
qí |
his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it) |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不意 |
bù yì |
unexpectedly / unawareness / unpreparedness |
| 意 |
yì |
(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense / (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind / (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利) |
| 攻 |
gōng |
to attack / to accuse / to study / (LGBT) top |
| 攻其不备 |
gōng qí bù bèi |
see 出其不意，攻其不备 |
| 其 |
qí |
his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it) |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不备 |
bù bèi |
unprepared; off guard |
| 备 |
bèi |
variant of 备 |
| 备 |
bèi |
(bound form) to prepare; to equip / (literary) fully; completely |