明枪易躲,暗箭难防

míngqiāngyìduǒ,ànjiànnánfáng

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

Traditional 明槍易躲,暗箭難防

Meaning

míngqiāngyìduǒ,ànjiànnánfángming2 qiang1 yi4 duo3 , an4 jian4 nan2 fang2
  1. 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

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