圖窮匕見

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

diagram / picture / drawing / chart / map / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to plan / to scheme / to attempt / to pursue / to seek

poor / destitute / to use up / to exhaust / thoroughly / extremely / (coll.) persistently and pointlessly

dagger / ladle / ancient type of spoon

to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view

to appear / also written 現|现[xian4]