暗箭伤人

暗箭傷人

ànjiànshāngrén

idiom

Meanings

1 to injure someone with a hidden arrow
2 to attack from the shadows
3 to stab in the back

Characters

Examples

他最擅长暗箭伤人。

Tā zuì shàncháng àn jiàn shāng rén.

He's a master at attacking people from the shadows.

有话当面讲，别暗箭伤人。

Yǒu huà dāngmiàn jiǎng, bié àn jiàn shāng rén.

Say it to my face; don't stab me in the back.

职场上最怕的就是同事暗箭伤人。

Zhíchǎng shàng zuì pà de jiùshì tóngshì àn jiàn shāng rén.

The scariest thing at work is coworkers who stab you in the back.

Tips

history

From 宋·刘炎《迩言》: 'A hidden arrow wounds a man to the bone, and is resented deep to the bone, because it strikes where he is unprepared.' The image is battlefield betrayal from behind friendly lines.

Stroke Order

暗 àn

箭 jiàn

伤 shāng

人 rén