图穷匕见 tú qióng bǐ xiàn

/

图穷匕见

túqióngbǐxiàn

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)

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹名noun
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)
- 。
  "Tu qiong bi jian" is an ancient idiom.
貳形adjective
fig. malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent
- 。
  He finally revealed his true intentions.

STROKE ORDER

Loading…

图穷匕见

Traditional圖窮匕見

túqióngbǐxiàn

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹名noun
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)
- 。
  "Tu qiong bi jian" is an ancient idiom.
貳形adjective
fig. malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent
- 。
  He finally revealed his true intentions.

解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

图

囗(surround; square frame)RADICAL
冬(winter)PHONETIC

A map is a frame enclosing all regions of land, and when read closely sounds like "dong" (winter).

Explore more related entries to look up.