明槍暗箭 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 明槍暗箭

明槍暗箭 (明枪暗箭)

Definition attack by overt and covert means / both open and covert attacks

Idiom A metaphor for all kinds of overt and covert attacks

Usage

Antonym 開誠布公

Characters 明 míng 枪 (槍) qiāng 暗 àn 箭 jiàn

COMMON WORDS WITH 明槍暗箭
	明槍好躲，暗箭難防 ( 明枪好躲，暗箭难防 ) míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng 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 ( 明枪好躲，暗箭难防 )

	明槍易躲，暗箭難防 ( 明枪易躲，暗箭难防 ) míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng 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 ( 明枪易躲，暗箭难防 )

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