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出其不意，攻其不备
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Definitions
- 1. to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ])
Child Words of 出其不意，攻其不备
to attack
see 出其不意，攻其不備|出其不意，攻其不备[chū qí bù yì , gōng qí bù bèi]
to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
unexpectedly
(bound form) to prepare; to equip
idea
to go out
his
no; not so
unprepared