出其不意，攻其不備

出
出
其
其
不
不
意
意
，
，
,
攻
攻
其
其
不
不
备
備
to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])

Characters and words in 出其不意，攻其不備

出
chū = chu + Ø1
to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to happen / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
出
齣
chū = chu + Ø1
variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
出
其
不
意
to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
其
qí = qi + Ø2
his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it)
不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
不
意
unexpectedly / unawareness / unpreparedness
意
yì = y + Ø4
Italy / Italian / abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]
意
yì = y + Ø4
idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate
意
yì = y + Ø4
Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
攻
gōng = gu + (e)ng1
to attack / to accuse / to study
攻
攻
其
其
不
不
备
備
see 出其不意，攻其不備|出其不意，攻其不备[chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4 , gong1 qi2 bu4 bei4]
不
不
备
備
unprepared / off guard
备
備
bèi = b + ei4
to prepare / get ready / to provide or equip
备
備
bèi = b + ei4
(bound form) to prepare; to equip / (literary) fully; in every possible way

Words with 出其不意，攻其不備

出其不意，攻其不備 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 出其不意，攻其不備

出其不意，攻其不備 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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