图穷匕见
圖窮匕見Meanings
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- 1.(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[Yíng Zhèng] by Jing Ke 荆轲[Jīng Kē] in 227 BC) (idiom)
- 2.(fig.) malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent
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Wiktionary
- 1.to expose hidden (and usually) malicious intents at the end
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Etymology
From the story of Jing Ke [227 BC], who tried to assassinate Ying Zheng (who later became the first emperor of China) using a dagger concealed inside a map scroll.
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Components
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