明槍易躲,暗箭難防
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See also: 明枪易躲,暗箭难防
Chinese
[edit]change; easy; simple | avoid; get out of way; to hide avoid; get out of way; to hide; to go into hiding |
disaster; distress; to scold disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good |
to protect; to defend; to guard (against) | |||||
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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
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄛˇ , ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: míngciang yì duǒ, ànjiàn nán fáng
- Wade–Giles: ming2-chʻiang1 i4 to3, an4-chien4 nan2 fang2
- Yale: míng-chyāng yì dwǒ-, àn-jyàn nán fáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingchiang yih duoo, annjiann nan farng
- Palladius: минцян и до, аньцзянь нань фан (mincjan i do, anʹczjanʹ nanʹ fan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ tu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ nän³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ming4 coeng1 ji6 do2 am3 zin3 naan4 fong4
- Yale: mìhng chēung yih dó am jin nàahn fòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: ming4 tsoeng1 ji6 do2 am3 dzin3 naan4 fong4
- Guangdong Romanization: ming4 cêng1 yi6 do2 em3 jin3 nan4 fong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ jiː²² tɔː³⁵ ɐm³³ t͡siːn³³ naːn²¹ fɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
[edit]明槍易躲,暗箭難防
- It is easy to dodge an open attack, but difficult to defend against a concealed one.
Synonyms
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