暗箭难防 — “It is difficult to guard against a covert attack or hidden scheme”
暗箭难防 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it is difficult to guard against a covert attack or hidden scheme”. One cannot easily prevent unexpected malicious actions. Literally, “A secret arrow is hard to guard against”.
暗箭难防 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 暗
- àn暗zhōng中zuò作lè乐secretly indulge in pleasure
- àn暗zhōng中zuò作gěng梗secretly obstruct or sabotage
- àn暗zhōng中qīng倾yà轧secretly undermine each other
- àn暗zhōng中mō摸suǒ索grope in the dark
- àn暗zhōng中pán盘suàn算secretly scheme for personal gain
- àn暗shì室bù不qī欺maintain integrity even when unobserved
- àn暗shì室kuī亏xīn心do shameful deeds in secret with a guilty conscience
- àn暗shì室wū屋lòu漏private place where actions are judged
- àn暗shì室qī欺xīn心secretly do bad deeds against conscience
- àn暗shì室qiú求wù物groping in the dark for something
- àn暗shì室sī私xīn心secret misconduct with a guilty conscience
- àn暗shì室féng逢dēng灯Finding timely help in a desperate situation
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What does 暗箭难防 mean?
暗箭难防 (àn jiàn nán fáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it is difficult to guard against a covert attack or hidden scheme”.
How do you pronounce 暗箭难防?
暗箭难防 is pronounced àn jiàn nán fáng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 暗箭难防 literally mean?
Literally, 暗箭难防 means “a secret arrow is hard to guard against”. It is used to mean “it is difficult to guard against a covert attack or hidden scheme”.
What is the Chinese definition of 暗箭难防?
冷箭最难防范。比喻阴谋诡计难以预防。