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剑走偏锋

jiàn zǒu piān fēng

4-character word Traditional 劍走偏鋒

What 剑走偏锋 means

1. the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
2. fig. unexpected winning move
3. 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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