出其不意,攻其不备 chūqíbùyìgōngqíbùbèi to catch an enemy off guard Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 出其不意 chūqíbùyì to take someone by surprise to act when the other party is least expecting it (idiom); to catch someone off guard, gōng non-Chinese 攻其不备 攻其不備 gōngqíbùbèi to catch someone off guard to launch a surprise attack when the opponent is unprepared; to catch an enemy unawares