剑走偏锋

jiàn zǒu piān fēng

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 剑走偏锋

偏
piān

to lean

剑
jiàn

double-edged sword

走
zǒu

to walk

偏锋
piān fēng

brush stroke to the side (calligraphy)

走偏
zǒu piān

to deviate from the correct course

走偏锋
zǒu piān fēng

to write with the tip of the brush tilted

锋
fēng

point of a spear