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图穷匕首见

tú qióng bǐ shǒu xiàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 圖窮匕見|图穷匕见[tú qióng bǐ xiàn]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f6431d86ad2da61e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

圖窮匕首見 图穷匕首见 [tu2 qiong2 bi3 shou3 xian4] /see 圖窮匕見|图穷匕见[tu2 qiong2 bi3 xian4]/

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Other forms in these source records: 圖窮匕首見

  • 图
    tú

    diagram / picture / drawing / chart / map / CL:張|张[zhāng] / to plan / to scheme / to attempt / to pursue / to seek

  • 穷
    qióng

    poor / destitute / to use up / to exhaust / thoroughly / extremely / (coll.) persistently and pointlessly

  • 匕
    bǐ

    dagger / ladle / ancient type of spoon

  • 首
    shǒu

    head / chief / first (occasion, thing etc) / classifier for poems, songs etc

  • 见
    jiàn

    to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view

    xiàn

    to appear / also written 現|现[xiàn]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.