created sense approved 明枪易躲，暗箭难防/明槍易躲，暗箭難防 · míngqiāngyìduǒ'ànjiànnánfáng · it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
明枪易躲，暗箭难防 / 明槍易躲，暗箭難防
míngqiāngyìduǒ'ànjiànnánfáng
it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
literally meaning it is easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to avoid an arrow in the dark; used to say that overt attacks are easier to handle than secret plots or betrayal from behind one's own side
明枪易躲 (literal) → 明枪易躲/明槍易躲 · míngqiāngyìduǒ · spears in the open are easy to dodge ， (non_chinese) 暗箭难防 (literal) → 暗箭难防/暗箭難防 · ànjiànnánfáng · it is hard to guard against an arrow shot from the dark
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