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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

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出其不意,攻其不备 出其不意,攻其不備 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 sūn​zǐ​bīng​fǎ