出其不意 — Chinese idiom
出其不意
chū qí bù yì
Meaning
- to do sth when least expected ; to catch sb off guard
Character by character
- 出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 意yìthought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, int
Idioms sharing a character
- 仓皇出逃 cāng huáng chū táo
- 倾巢而出 qīng cháo ér chū
- 出乎意外 chū hū yì wài
- 出乎意料 chū hū yì liào
- 出乎预料 chū hū yù liào
- 出人意外 chū rén yì wài
- 出人意料 chū rén yì liào
- 出人头地 chū rén tóu dì
- 出口成章 chū kǒu chéng zhāng
- 出水芙蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng
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