攻其无备
gōng​qí​wú​bèi

to attack where the enemy is unprepared

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

    攻其无备 / 攻其無備 gōng​qí​wú​bèi

    出其不意 chū​qí​bù​yì

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 攻其无备/攻其無備 · gōng​qí​wú​bèi · to attack where the enemy is unprepared — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    攻其无备 / 攻其無備

    gōng​qí​wú​bèi

    to attack where the enemy is unprepared

    to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack

    攻 (literal) → 攻 · gōng · to attack 其 (literal) → 其 · qí · it 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 备 (literal) → 备/備 · bèi · to guard against

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

    created sense