始めは処女の如く後は脱兎の如し
Idiom- 1hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy ; first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare Translated by Jiyomi
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始めは処女のごとく後は脱兎のごとし
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JMdict entry 2848603. Source and licence.