出其不意，攻其不備

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

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chū qí bù yì, gōng qí bù bèi
    (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ, ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄟˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): ceot1 kei4 bat1 ji3, gung1 kei4 bat1 bei6
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: chū qí bù yì, gōng qí bù bèi [Phonetic: chū qí bú yì, gōng qí bú bèi]
      • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ, ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄟˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chu chyi bu yih, gong chyi bu bey
      • IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ i⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/
  • Cantonese

Idiom

出其不意，攻其不備

  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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