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明槍易躲，暗箭難防
简 明枪易躲，暗箭难防 · 繁 明槍易躲，暗箭難防Mandarin · pinyin míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
Meanings
- lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
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- 明
- míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
- 槍
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- 易
- yì · change; easy
- 躲
- duǒ · hide, secrete; avoid, escape
- 暗
- àn · dark; obscure; in secret, covert
- 箭
- jiàn · arrow; type of bamboo
- 難
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- 防
- fáng · defend; prevent; embankment
- 枪
- qiāng · spear, lance; gun, rifle
- 难
- nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
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ming4 coeng1 ji6 do2 ，am3 zin3 naan4 fong4
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