catch the enemy unaware

catch the enemy unaware

In Chinese, Pinyin is ch ū D í B ù y ì, which means that the action is expected by the enemy. From Li Zicheng by Yao xueyin.

Idiom usage

We should surprise the enemy and win by surprise.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: unexpected, unexpected antonym: expected

The origin of Idioms

Yao xueyin's "Li Zicheng" Volume I Chapter 8: "let me go, out of the enemy's surprise, block the waist to insert a punch, maybe can put the enemy's array into chaos."

Idiom explanation

To act out of the enemy's expectation.