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图tú穷qióng匕bǐ见xiàn

  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); (fig.) malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent

    trad. 圖窮匕見

Also written 圖窮匕見【tú qióng bǐ xiàn】

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