出
其
不
意
，
攻
其
不
备
c
h
ū
c
h
ū
q
í
q
í
b
ú
b
ù
y
ì
y
ì
,
,
g
ō
n
g
g
ō
n
g
q
í
q
í
b
ú
b
ù
b
è
i
b
è
i
Definitions
1. to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])
Components
出其不意
chū qí bù yì
–
to do sth when least expected (idiom); to catch sb off guard
攻其不备
gōng qí bù bèi
–
see 出其不意，攻其不備|出其不意，攻其不备[chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4 , gong1 qi2 bu4 bei4]