明枪好躲，暗箭难防
míng​qiāng​hǎo​duǒ'àn​jiàn​nán​fáng

it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies

  • created sense approved 明枪好躲，暗箭难防/明槍好躲，暗箭難防 · míng​qiāng​hǎo​duǒ'àn​jiàn​nán​fáng · it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    明枪好躲，暗箭难防 / 明槍好躲，暗箭難防

    míng​qiāng​hǎo​duǒ'àn​jiàn​nán​fáng

    it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies

    (idiom) easy to dodge a spear in the open but hard to avoid an arrow in the dark; it is easier to defend against an open attack than a hidden plot

    明 (literal) → 明 · míng · openly 枪 (literal) → 枪/槍 · qiāng · gun 好 (literal) → 好 · hǎo · easy to 躲 (literal) → 躲 · duǒ · to dodge ， (non_chinese) 暗箭难防 (literal) → 暗箭难防/暗箭難防 · àn​jiàn​nán​fáng · it is hard to guard against an arrow shot from the dark

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