Usage of the character 匕
bǐ
匕
[匕]
- dagger
- ladle
- ancient type of spoon
bǐshǒu
匕首
[匕首]
- dagger
túqióngbǐxiàn
图穷匕见
[圖窮匕見]
- 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)
- fig. malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent
túqióngbǐshǒuxiàn
图穷匕首见
[圖窮匕首見]
- see 圖窮匕見／图穷匕见 (túqióngbǐxiàn)