暗箭 (am3 zin3) — attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back in Cantonese
am˗₃暗zin˗₃箭Mandarin Pinyin: an4 jian4
Meaning of 暗箭
nounattack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back
Example Sentences with 暗箭
keoiˏ₅佢zeoi˗₃最lek˗₃叻am˗₃暗zin˗₃箭soengˉ¹傷janˎ₄人。
He's best at stabbing people in the back.
zouˍ₆做janˎ₄人mˎ₄唔houˊ²好am˗₃暗zin˗₃箭soengˉ¹傷janˎ₄人。
Don't stab people in the back when you're being a person.
mˎ₄唔hoˊ²可jiˏ₅以am˗₃暗zin˗₃箭soengˉ¹傷janˎ₄人。
You can't stab people in the back.
gamˊ²咁joengˍ₆樣houˊ²好ciˏ₅似am˗₃暗zin˗₃箭soengˉ¹傷janˎ₄人。
This seems like stabbing someone in the back.
keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日am˗₃暗zin˗₃箭soengˉ¹傷janˎ₄人。
He is always stabbing people in the back.
Characters in 暗箭
Words Containing 暗箭
暗箭傷人am3 zin3 soeng1 jan4
to stab in the back; to unfairly and unexpectedly attack
明槍易躲，暗箭難防ming4 coeng1 ji6 do2 am3 zin3 naan4 fong4
its easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow
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.
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