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剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
What 剑走偏锋 means
- the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
- fig. unexpected winning move
- unconventional gambit
The characters in 剑走偏锋
- 剑jiàndouble-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword
- 走zǒuto walk; to go; to run
- 偏piānto lean; to slant; oblique
- 锋fēngpoint of a spear; edge of a tool; vanguard
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