| Change log entry 75528 | |
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| Processed by: | richwarm (2022-08-18 00:15:21 GMT) |
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<< review queue entry 71342 - submitted by 'sykul' >> https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%9B%BE%E7%A9%B7%E5%8C%95%E8%A7%81/1604996 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%9C%96%E7%AA%AE%E5%8C%95%E8%A6%8B#Chinese https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/367393667325816532.html Sorry for the wordy definition. It's hard to translate some 成语. Note: it is indeed xian4, not the usual jian4 ------------------------------- Editor: - 在警方多日跟監下，匪徒的惡行終於圖窮匕首見。 - 因为局势已到图穷匕见的时候,无第二句话可说了。 |
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# 圖窮匕見 图穷匕见 [tu2 qiong2 bi4 xian4] /(lit.) The dagger is exposed when the map is unrolled/(fig.) to wait until something has finished before revealing an evil intent/ # + 圖窮匕見 图穷匕见 [tu2 qiong2 bi3 xian4] /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/ + 圖窮匕首見 圖窮匕首見 [tu2 qiong2 bi3 shou3 xian4] /see 圖窮匕見|图穷匕见[tu2 qiong2 bi3 xian4]/ |