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明槍暗箭 (ming4 coeng1 am3 zin3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

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

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beyond HSK

Related words

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