剑走偏锋

jiàn zǒu piān fēng

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Definitions

1. Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist
2. the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
3. fig. unexpected winning move
4. unconventional gambit

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Child Words of 剑走偏锋

• 偏 偏 piān: to lean
• 剑 剑 jiàn: double-edged sword
• 走 走 zǒu: to walk
• 偏锋 偏锋 piān fēng: brush stroke to the side (calligraphy)
• 走偏 走偏 zǒu piān: to deviate from the correct course
• 走偏锋 走偏锋 zǒu piān fēng: to write with the tip of the brush tilted
• 锋 锋 fēng: point of a spear