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明枪暗箭
/ míng qiāng àn jiàn /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
明枪暗箭射向对手
2
明枪暗箭的斗争
3
躲避明枪暗箭
4
遭遇明枪暗箭
Definition
明枪暗箭
Literally means:
spear thrusts in the open and arrows shot from ambush
Actually means:
overt and covert at tacks
It figuratively means attacks or harms from overt and covert sources, usually unexpected harms from various sources. Derogatory.
明处打出来的枪，暗中射出来的箭。比喻种种公开的和暗中的攻击或伤害。多指来自各方面的、想不到的危害。具有贬义色彩。
Example
Used as object, attributive or subject. (作宾语、定语、主语)
1
Liánhéguó
联合国
bìng
并
bù
不
shì
是
yī
一
gè
个
fēngpínglàngjìng
风平浪静
de
的
dìfāng
地方
,
nàli
那里
shíshíkèkè
时时刻刻
dōu
都
yǒu
有
míngqiāngànjiàn
明枪暗箭
de
的
dòuzhēng
斗争
。
The United Nations is not a quiet place, where there is always a battle between guns and arrows.
2
Yī
一
dào
到
chūnjié
春节
,
jiādiàn
家电
shìchǎng
市场
de
的
míngzhēngàndòu
明争暗斗
jiù
就
tèbié
特别
jīliè
激烈
,
bùduàn
不断
dì
地
shè
射
xiàng
向
jìngzhēng
竞争
duìshǒu
对手
。
As soon as the Spring Festival, the home appliance market is particularly fierce, constantly shooting at competitors.
3
Tā
他
zuò
做
shēngyì
生意
zuò
做
le
了
yībèizi
一辈子
,
zāoyù
遭遇
le
了
wúshù
无数
cì
次
de
的
míngqiāngànjiàn
明枪暗箭
,
dàn
但
tā
他
dōu
都
jiānchí
坚持
le
了
xiàlai
下来
。
He did business all his life, encountered countless times the gun dark arrow, but he persisted.