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明槍暗箭 (ming4 coeng1 am3 zin3) — verb; "a frontal spear thrust and an arrow in the dark"; Metaphor: various open and hidden attacks. in Cantonese

mingˎ₄明coengˉ¹槍am˗₃暗zin˗₃箭
简 明枪暗箭
Mandarin Pinyin: ming2 qiang1 an4 jian4

Meaning of 明槍暗箭

nounverb; "a frontal spear thrust and an arrow in the dark"; Metaphor: various open and hidden attacks.

Example Sentences with 明槍暗箭

keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日waanˊ²玩mingˎ₄明koengˎ₄槍am˗₃暗jimˏ₅箭
He's always playing dirty tricks.
mˎ₄唔paa˗₃怕mingˎ₄明koengˎ₄槍am˗₃暗jimˏ₅箭
Not afraid of hidden attacks.
taiˎ₄提fongˎ₄防mingˎ₄明koengˎ₄槍am˗₃暗jimˏ₅箭
Guard against hidden attacks.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲mingˎ₄明koengˎ₄槍am˗₃暗jimˏ₅箭
Be careful of these hidden attacks.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度houˊ²好doˉ¹多mingˎ₄明koengˎ₄槍am˗₃暗jimˏ₅箭
There are many hidden dangers here.
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Characters in 明槍暗箭

明ming4
a Chinese family name
槍coeng1
spear; lance; javelin
暗am3
muddled; confused; dumb
箭zin3
arrow

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