图穷匕见
tú qióng bǐ xiàn
Definitions
- 1. lit. the assassin's dagger, concealed in a map scroll, is suddenly revealed when the map is unrolled (referring to the attempted assassination of Ying Zheng 嬴政[yíng zhèng] by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[jīng kē] in 227 BC) (idiom)
- 2. fig. malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent
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