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English

1. (lit.) the assassin's dagger, concealed in a map scroll, is suddenly revealed when the map is unrolled (referring to the attempted assassination of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4] by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[Jing1 Ke1] in 227 BC) (idiom)
2. (fig.) malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent
3. the truth or the real intention is revealed; literally: when the map is unrolled, the dagger is revealedunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 比喻事情發展到最後，形跡敗露，曝露出真相或者真正意圖unreviewed?

Examples

• unreviewed?

  佢一路都好客氣，但係到咗簽約嗰陣，圖窮匕見，要求加多三成佣金。

  He was polite all along, but when it came to signing the contract, the true nature of his intentions was revealed—he demanded a 30% increase in commission.