暗箭
暗箭 àn jiàn ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ am3 zin3
- attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back
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More words with these characters
暗
箭
- 火箭 huǒ jiàn ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ fo2 zin3 rocket
- 令箭 lìng jiàn ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ling6 zin3 arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority)
- 契箭 qì jiàn ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ kai3 zin3 arrow used as a token of authority (by field commanders)
- 射箭 shè jiàn ㄕㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ se6 zin3 archery
- 弓箭 gōng jiàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gung1 zin3 bow and arrow
- 箭杆箭桿 jiàn gǎn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄢˇ zin3 gon1 arrow shaft
Idioms with these characters
- 暗渡陈仓暗渡陳倉 àn dù Chén cāng ㄢˋ ㄉㄨˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄘㄤ am3 dou6 can4 cong1 lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)
- 暗送秋波 àn sòng qiū bō ㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄛ am3 sung3 cau1 bo1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
- 暗无天日暗無天日 àn wú tiān rì ㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖˋ am3 mou4 tin1 jat6 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
- 柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˊ lau5 am3 faa1 ming4 lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
- 明察暗访明察暗訪 míng chá àn fǎng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄚˊ ㄢˋ ㄈㄤˇ ming4 caat3 am3 fong2 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
- 草船借箭 cǎo chuán jiè jiàn ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ cou2 syun4 ze3 zin3 lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4])
- 光阴似箭光陰似箭 guāng yīn sì jiàn ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄣ ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gwong1 jam1 ci5 zin3 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
- 归心似箭歸心似箭 guī xīn sì jiàn ㄍㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gwai1 sam1 ci5 zin3 with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
- 万箭穿心萬箭穿心 wàn jiàn chuān xīn ㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ maan6 zin3 cyun1 sam1 lit. to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom)
- 一箭双雕一箭雙鵰 yī jiàn shuāng diāo ㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄉㄧㄠ jat1 zin3 soeng1 diu1 lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)