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图穷匕见

tú qióng bǐ xiàn

4-character word Traditional 圖窮匕見

What 图穷匕见 means

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|Yíng Zhèng} by Jing Ke {荆轲|Jīng Kē} in 227 BC) (idiom)
2. (fig.) malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent

The characters in 图穷匕见

• 图túdiagram; picture; drawing
• 穷qióngpoor; destitute; to use up
• 匕bǐdagger; ladle; ancient type of spoon
• 见jiànto see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)