gōng​qí​bù​bèi

to catch someone off guard

  • created reference approved 攻其不备/攻其不備 → 攻其无备/攻其無備 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    攻其不备 / 攻其不備 gōng​qí​bù​bèi

    攻其无备 / 攻其無備 gōng​qí​wú​bèi

    synonym

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    created reference

  • created reference approved 攻其不备/攻其不備 → 乘虚而入/乘虛而入 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    攻其不备 / 攻其不備 gōng​qí​bù​bèi

    乘虚而入 / 乘虛而入 chéng​xū'ér​rù

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created reference approved 攻其不备/攻其不備 → 孙子兵法/孫子兵法 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    攻其不备 / 攻其不備 gōng​qí​bù​bèi

    孙子兵法 / 孫子兵法 sūn​zǐ​bīng​fǎ

    see

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  • created sense approved 攻其不备/攻其不備 · gōng​qí​bù​bèi · to catch someone off guard — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    攻其不备 / 攻其不備

    gōng​qí​bù​bèi

    to catch someone off guard

    to launch a surprise attack when the opponent is unprepared; to catch an enemy unawares

    gōng​qí​bú​bèi

    攻 (literal) → 攻 · gōng · to attack 其 (literal) → 其 · qí · it 不备 (literal) → 不备/不備 · bù​bèi · off guard

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense