圖窮匕見

Chinese

	diagram; to plan; picture diagram; to plan; picture; drawing; chart	exhausted; poor	dagger; ladle; an ancient type of spoon	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview
trad. (圖窮匕見)	圖	窮	匕	見
simp. (图穷匕见)	图	穷	匕	见
variant forms	圖窮匕現／图穷匕现圖窮匕首見／图穷匕首见
Literally: “When the map is unrolled, the dagger is revealed”.

Etymology

From the story of Jing Ke [227 BC], who tried to assassinate Ying Zheng (who later became the first emperor of China) using a dagger concealed inside a map scroll.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): túqióngbǐxiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ kung⁴ bei⁶ jin⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: túqióngbǐxiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: twuchyongbiishiann
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tou⁴ kung⁴ bei⁶ jin⁶
  - Yale: tòuh kùhng beih yihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tou⁴ kung⁴ bei⁶ jin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: tou⁴ kung⁴ béi⁶ yin⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯²¹ kʰʊŋ²¹ pei̯²² jiːn²²/

Idiom

圖窮匕見

(figuratively) the hidden malicious intents are always exposed at the end

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