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出其不意

chū qí bù yì

4-character word

What 出其不意 means

1. to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard

The characters in 出其不意

• 出chūto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield
• 其qíhis; her; its
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination…

Words starting with 出其不意

• 出其不意，攻其不备chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèito catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack…

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