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Chinese
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diagram; to plan; picture diagram; to plan; picture; drawing; chart |
exhausted; poor
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dagger; ladle; an ancient type of spoon
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Alternative form of 現／现 (xiàn)
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| trad. (圖窮匕見)
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圖
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窮
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匕
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見
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| simp. (图穷匕见)
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图
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穷
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匕
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见
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| alternative forms
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圖窮匕現／图穷匕现
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| Literally: “When the map is unrolled, the dagger is revealed”.
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Etymology
From the story of Jing Ke , who tried to assassinate Ying Zheng (who later became the first emperor of China) using a dagger concealed inside a map scroll.
Pronunciation
Idiom
圖窮匕見
- to expose the hidden malicious intents at the end