明槍易躲,暗箭難防
See also: 明枪易躲,暗箭难防
Chinese
change; easy; simple avoid; get out of way; to hide; to go into hidingarrow shot from hiding; underhanded attack; intrigue; stab in the backdisaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not goodto protect; to defend; to guard (against) trad. (明槍易躲,暗箭難防) 明槍 易 躲 , 暗箭 難 防 simp. (明枪易躲,暗箭难防) 明枪 易 躲 , 暗箭 难 防 Literally: “A spear (thrown in) daylight is easy to dodge, (but) an arrow (shot in the) dark is difficult to defend against.”
Pronunciation
Proverb
明槍易躲,暗箭難防
- It is easy to dodge an open attack, but difficult to defend against a concealed one.