放冷箭 — Chinese Idiom
放冷箭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to secretly attack or harm someone, often in an underhanded or treacherous manner; to stab someone in the back”.
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放冷箭 Pronunciation and Pinyin
放冷箭 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 放冷箭
他总是喜欢在背后放冷箭，让同事们防不胜防
He always likes to stab people in the back, making it hard for his colleagues to guard against him.
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Synonyms of 放冷箭
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- fàng放xia下bāo包fu袱Let go of a mental burden
- fàng放xià下tú屠dāo刀repent and mend one's ways
- fàng放xià下tú屠dāo刀，，lì立biàn便chéng成fó佛Repent and reform to achieve redemption
- fàng放xià下tú屠dāo刀，，lì立dì地chéng成fó佛Repent and achieve instant redemption
- fàng放zhī之sì四hǎi海ér而jiē皆zhǔn准universally applicable
- fàng放rèn任zì自liú流let things drift without interference
- fàng放pì僻yín淫yì佚indulge in depravity and debauchery
- fàng放pì僻xié邪chǐ侈indulge in perverse, evil, and extravagant acts
- fàng放diāo刁bǎ把làn滥act unscrupulously and extort
- fàng放diāo刁sā撒pō泼act like a rogue or shrew
- fàng放pì屁tiān添fēng风egg on, make a situation worse
- fàng放xīn心tuō托dǎn胆feel completely at ease and confident
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What does 放冷箭 mean?
放冷箭 (fàng lěng jiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to secretly attack or harm someone, often in an underhanded or treacherous manner; to stab someone in the back”.
How do you pronounce 放冷箭?
放冷箭 is pronounced fàng lěng jiàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 放冷箭?
乘人不备，放箭伤人。比喻暗中伤人。冷箭：暗箭。