Looking for a gap

Looking for a gap

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ku ī Ji à ns ì x ì, which means to observe secretly, ready to take action. It comes from the book of pumila on Gong.

Idiom explanation

Peep: observe in secret; wait: wait for opportunities. Watch in the dark, ready to take action.

The origin of Idioms

According to the book of pumila on gonglun written by Wu Qiushou king of Han Dynasty, "Qin used Shang Yang's and Li Si's tactics internally and Bai Qi's and Wang Jian's troops externally to watch the gap between the two sides. After he conquered the sea, he used power as the most important way and power and deceit as the most important skill."

Idiom usage

It's all up to me to make such a quarrel. The book with Sato mishilang by Zhu Zhiyu in Ming Dynasty