暗箭伤人

暗箭傷人

ànjiàn-shāngrén

idiom

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

他最擅长暗箭伤人。

Tā zuì shàncháng ànjiànshāngrén.

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

HSK 5

职场上最怕的就是同事暗箭伤人。

Zhíchǎng shàng zuì pà de jiùshì tóngshì ànjiànshāngrén.

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

HSK 6

有话当面讲，别暗箭伤人。

Yǒu huà dāngmiàn jiǎng, bié ànjiànshāngrén.

Say it to my face; don't stab me 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