出其不意，攻其無備

Chinese
to take somebody by surprise; to catch somebody unawares to attack when the enemy is unprepared
trad. (出其不意，攻其無備) 出其不意 ， 攻其無備
simp. (出其不意，攻其无备) 出其不意 ， 攻其无备

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chū qí bù yì, gōng qí wú bèi
    (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ , ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄨˊ ㄅㄟˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: chū qí bù yì, gōng qí wú bèi [Phonetic: chū qí bú yì, gōng qí wú bèi]
      • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ , ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄨˊ ㄅㄟˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: chu cí bù yì, gong cí wú bèi
      • Wade–Giles: chʻu1 chʻi2 pu4 i4, kung1 chʻi2 wu2 pei4
      • Yale: chū chí bù yì-, gūng chí wú bèi
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chu chyi bu yih, gong chyi wu bey
      • Palladius: чу ци бу и, гун ци у бэй (ču ci bu i, gun ci u bɛj)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ i⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ u³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

出其不意，攻其無備

  1. Synonym of 攻其無備，出其不意／攻其无备，出其不意 (gōng qí wú bèi, chū qí bù yì, “to catch somebody unprepared; to take somebody by surprise”)
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