A person with a seemingly minor or unconventional skill who can resolve significant difficulties or avert danger; someone whose obscure talent proves invaluable in a crisis.
在这次技术难题面前，我们团队里那位平时不引人注目的‘窃簪之臣’，凭借他对细节的敏锐洞察，最终找到了解决问题的关键。
Faced with this technical challenge, the 'official who steals hairpins' in our team, usually unnoticed, ultimately found the key to solving the problem with his keen insight into details.
Era:
Ancient
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Story:
During the Spring and Autumn period, when the Qi army attacked Chu, there was a man in Chu who was skilled at petty thievery.
He successively stole items like pillows and hairpins from the Qi army's generals.
The Chu general then had these items returned one by one to the Qi army.
The Qi general was greatly astonished and feared that this thief might secretly assassinate him, so he led his troops to withdraw.
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