Chinese–English
剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng · jian zou pian feng/Jiàn Zǒu piān fēng · jian zou pian feng
Traditional 劍走偏鋒
Meaning
CC-CEDICTjiàn zǒu piān fēng 劍走偏鋒
- the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
- fig. unexpected winning move
- unconventional gambit
Jiàn Zǒu piān fēng 劍走偏鋒
- Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist
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