走偏锋

Traditional form:

走偏鋒

Pinyin (reading):

zǒupiānfēng

Definitions:

• to write with the tip of the brush tilted
• (fig.) to resort to devious means

Characters:

• 走 - to walk, to run, to flee
• 偏 - slanting, inclined; prejudiced
• 锋 - spear-point; edge, point, tip

Traditional characters:

• 走 - to walk, to run, to flee
• 偏 - slanting, inclined; prejudiced
• 鋒 - spear-point; edge, point, tip