暗箭 ànjiàn

ànjiàn noun attack by stealth; to ambush
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '暗箭'; Guoyu '暗箭'; Mathews 1931 '暗箭', p. 6)

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• 暗箭难防(暗箭難防) a secret arrow [slander] is hard to defend against ; an attack by stealth is hard to defend
• 明枪易躲，暗箭难防(明槍易躲，暗箭難防) easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark
• 暗箭伤人(暗箭傷人) to slander or injure with a backhanded means
• 明枪好躲，暗箭难防(明槍好躲，暗箭難防) easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark
• 恩怨暗箭 secretly injure while nursing a grievance
• 暗箭中人 to slander or injure with a backhanded means

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