be caught off guard(cù bù jí fáng)

be caught off guard

Caught off guard, the Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C ù B ù J í f á ng, describes things come suddenly, too late to be on guard. It comes from notes of Yuewei thatched cottage, i.e. listening in vain, written by Ji Yun of Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Ji Yun of the Qing Dynasty wrote in notes of Yuewei thatched cottage, i.e. listening in vain: "it's not a candle, it's not a voice, it's a sudden encounter, it's a mister who commits a ghost, it's not a mister who commits a ghost."

Idiom usage

It is more formal; it is used as predicate, attribute and adverbial. Example: in Bibi, a chronicle of the night, written by Qing He bange, the young man said, "don't hurry, try his best to squeeze it. Sun suddenly fell off guard and fell into the rock." Zhou Erfu's "Doctor Bethune" 7: "the enemy was stunned by this unexpected surprise attack, and the morale of the army was shaken." Chapter 2 of Wei Wei's "the Orient" part 2: "when the chief of the reconnaissance staff ignored him, they had to rush to the front to prevent unexpected situations."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: unprepared, at a loss, at a loss, etc. [antonym]: take precautions, take precautions, etc.

Chinese PinYin : cù bù jí fáng