strike where or when the enemy is unprepared
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin, is g ō ngq í B ù B è I, which means to attack when the enemy is not ready. It comes from Sun Tzu Ji pian.
The origin of Idioms
"Sun Tzu Ji Pian": "attack it unprepared, surprise."
Idiom usage
As subject or attribute; used in military affairs. [example] I knew that the common people here were all upright people, so I refused to take fish with my poisonous hand. The 13th chapter of Jing Hua Yuan by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty
Analysis of Idioms
Attack it unprepared
strike where or when the enemy is unprepared
he swears he will never forgets [ his true joy - yǒng shǐ fú xuān
We are anxious about gain and loss - guī dé guǐ shī
there is a crack to squeeze through - yǒu xì kě chèng
Hold on to your innocence and cry for blood - bào pú qì xuè