Word information
Simplified图穷匕见
Traditional圖窮匕見
Pinyintú qióng bǐ xiàn
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Chinese word dictionary
图穷匕见
tú qióng bǐ xiàn · lit. the assassin's dagger, concealed in a map scroll, is suddenly revealed when the map is unrolled (referring to the attempted assassination of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4] by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[Jing1 Ke1] in 227 BC) (idiom); fig. malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent
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