图穷匕现
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图穷匕现Tú Qióng Bǐ Xiàn
When the Map is Unrolled, the Dagger is Revealed
The Scheme is Revealed at the End
图穷匕现
图[ 圖
]tú
囗 weí [encompass] and 啚 bǐ .[granary] Simplified form uses 冬 dōng. [winter - 冫 bīng [cold - pictograph of ice crystals] (phonetic) end of year]] → tú [scheme, plan, picture, drawing, graph, map]
图穷匕现
穷[ 窮
]qióng
躬 gōng (phonetic)[bent over - 身 shēn [body] bent 弓 gōng [bow-like] (phonetic) --> (to) bow]
in a 穴 xuè. [hole]
→ qióng [poor, limit]
Simplified form uses 力 lì [strength, power]
图穷匕现
匕 bǐ
人 ren [person]
turned around.
→ bǐ [dagger] (short form of 匕首 bī shǒu)
Early form of 比 bǐ [compare].
Also used to represent a spoon or other object.
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现[ 現
]xiàn
玉 yù [jade]
見 jiàn (phonetic).[visible]
→ xiàn [current, present]
图穷匕现
• English version• Usage• VideoSources: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpVOdSsfYdk http://www.zhongwen.com
http://www.hanyu.com.cn/En/htm_idioms/tuqiongbixian.htm
图穷匕现