暗箭難防
àn​jiàn​nán​fáng

it is hard to guard against an arrow shot from the dark

  • created reference approved 暗箭难防/暗箭難防 → 明枪易躲/明槍易躲 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    暗箭难防 / 暗箭難防 àn​jiàn​nán​fáng

    明枪易躲 / 明槍易躲 míng​qiāng​yì​duǒ

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  • created sense approved 暗箭难防/暗箭難防 · àn​jiàn​nán​fáng · it is hard to guard against an arrow shot from the dark — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    暗箭难防 / 暗箭難防

    àn​jiàn​nán​fáng

    it is hard to guard against an arrow shot from the dark

    It is difficult to defend against hidden attacks or underhanded schemes. This idiom is often used alongside [[明枪易躲|明槍易躲|ming2 qiang1 yi4 duo3]].

    暗箭 (literal) → 暗箭 · àn​jiàn · hidden arrow 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 防 (literal) → 防 · fáng · to guard against

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