猝不及防
cù​bù​jí​fáng

to be caught off guard

  • created sense approved 猝不及防 · cù​bù​jí​fáng · to be caught off guard — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    猝不及防

    cù​bù​jí​fáng

    to be caught off guard

    to be taken by surprise; to be caught without warning because something happens so suddenly

    猝 (literal) → 猝 · cù · suddenly 不及 (literal) → 不及 · bù​jí · too late 防 (literal) → 防 · fáng · to guard against

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

    created sense