图穷匕见
Traditional: 圖窮匕見Dictionary entry
(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)
What does 图穷匕见 mean?
图穷匕见 (tú qióng bǐ xiàn) has the following dictionary meaning.
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[Ying2 Zheng4] by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[Jing1 Ke1] in 227 BC) (idiom)
2(fig.) malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent
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