出其不意

Chinese

		to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	not; no	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; (abbr.) Italy
simp. and trad. (出其不意)		出	其	不	意

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chūqíbùyì

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceot¹ kei⁴ bat¹ ji³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chūqíbùyì [Phonetic: chūqíbúyì]
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuchyibuyih
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceot¹ kei⁴ bat¹ ji³
  - Yale: chēut kèih bāt yi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoet⁷ kei⁴ bat⁷ ji³
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêd¹ kéi⁴ bed¹ yi³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɵt̚⁵ kʰei̯²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jiː³³/

Idiom

出其不意

to take somebody by surprise; to catch somebody unawares

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