暗箭

ànjiàn

noun #28,376

Meanings

HSK 5

明枪好躲，暗箭难防。

Míng qiāng hǎo duǒ, ànjiàn nán fáng.

It is easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark.

HSK 7-9

他从不正面攻击，总是放暗箭伤人。

Tā cóngbù zhèngmiàn gōngjī, zǒngshì fàng ànjiàn-shāngrén.

He never attacks openly - he always stabs people in the back.

culture

The proverb 明枪好躲，暗箭难防 (easy to dodge an open spear, hard to guard against a hidden arrow) is widely used to describe backstabbing or covert sabotage.

暗 àn

箭 jiàn