A map is a frame enclosing all regions of land, and when read closely sounds like "dong" (winter).
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图穷匕首见
图穷匕首见
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
MEANING
- 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)(inherited)
- 。
"Tu qiong bi jian" is an ancient idiom.
- 貳形adjective
fig. malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent(inherited)
- 。
He finally revealed his true intentions.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 穴(hole; cavity)RADICAL
- 力(strength; force)ASSOCIATIVE
A person crawls into a dark cave exhausted and empty—that is poverty.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丷(two dots symbolizing hair)ASSOCIATIVE
- 自(face; nose)ASSOCIATIVE
A head is drawn as hair on top and a face below—a pictographic image of a human head.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 目(eye)ASSOCIATIVE
- 儿(person (standing))ASSOCIATIVE
A person stands upright with wide open eyes to see everything around them.
图穷匕首见
Traditional圖窮匕首見
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)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 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)(inherited)
- 。
"Tu qiong bi jian" is an ancient idiom.
- 貳形adjective
fig. malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent(inherited)
- 。
He finally revealed his true intentions.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 穴(hole; cavity)RADICAL
- 力(strength; force)ASSOCIATIVE
A person crawls into a dark cave exhausted and empty—that is poverty.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丷(two dots symbolizing hair)ASSOCIATIVE
- 自(face; nose)ASSOCIATIVE
A head is drawn as hair on top and a face below—a pictographic image of a human head.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 目(eye)ASSOCIATIVE
- 儿(person (standing))ASSOCIATIVE
A person stands upright with wide open eyes to see everything around them.
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