fàng'àn​jiàn

to stab in the back

  • created sense approved 放暗箭 · fàng'àn​jiàn · to stab in the back — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    放暗箭

    fàng'àn​jiàn

    to stab in the back

    To harm or frame someone secretly; to spread rumors or slander behind someone's back.

    放, 暗箭

    放 (literal) → 放 · fàng · to set off 暗箭 (literal) → 暗箭 · àn​jiàn · underhanded attack

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense