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出其不意
chū​qí​bù​yì

to take someone by surprise

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  • 出其不意,攻其不备 chū​qí​bù​yì​gōng​qí​bù​bèi to catch an enemy off guard
    To catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack; an idiom from Sunzi's "The Art of War" [[孙子兵法|孫子兵法|sun1 zi3 bing1 fa3]]