剑走偏锋
Traditional form:
劍走偏鋒
Pinyin (reading):
jiànzǒupiānfēng
Definitions:
- the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
- fig. unexpected winning move
- unconventional gambit
Characters:
- 剑 - sword, dagger, saber
- 走 - to walk, to run, to flee
- 偏 - slanting, inclined; prejudiced
- 锋 - spear-point; edge, point, tip
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