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Definitions4 characters
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 and 荆轲Jing¹ Ke¹ in 227 BC) (idiom)/fig. malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent
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1
tu2
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
2
qiong2
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
3
bi3
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
4
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