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观衅伺隙

guān xìn sì xì

4-character word Traditional 觀釁伺隙

What 观衅伺隙 means

1. lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom)
2. fig. to search out one's opponent's weak points
3. to look for the Achilles' heel

The characters in 观衅伺隙

• 观guānto look at; to watch; to observe
• 衅xìnquarrel; dispute; a blood sacrifice (arch.)
• 伺cìused in 伺候
• 隙xìcrack; crevice; gap or interval

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