乘人不备 in English cheng2 ren2 bu4 bei4 Meaning

Meanings

• to take advantage of somebody in an unguarded moment (idiomatic expression)
• to take somebody by surprise

Pinyin

cheng2 ren2 bu4 bei4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

乘cheng2surname Cheng 人ren2man 不bu4(negative prefix) 备bei4variant of 備|备[bei4]