Read Edit View history 图穷匕见 túqióngbǐxiàn historical origin Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 图穷匕见 (圖窮匕見) túqióngbǐxiàn historical origin the literal event of a hidden dagger being revealed at the end of a map scroll, referring to Jing Ke's attempt to assassinate the King of Qin malice revealed a figurative expression used when a hidden plot or malicious intention is finally exposed Frequency Written text 0.030 per million Cross-References Referenced by 图穷匕首见 túqióngbǐshǒuxiàn Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
图穷匕见 (圖窮匕見) túqióngbǐxiàn historical origin the literal event of a hidden dagger being revealed at the end of a map scroll, referring to Jing Ke's attempt to assassinate the King of Qin malice revealed a figurative expression used when a hidden plot or malicious intention is finally exposed Frequency Written text 0.030 per million Cross-References Referenced by 图穷匕首见 túqióngbǐshǒuxiàn Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)