See 明槍易躲，暗箭難防 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"It is easy to dodge an open attack, but difficult to defend against a concealed one."
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"word": "明枪易挡，暗箭难防"
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"zh-pron": "míngqiāng yì duǒ"
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],
"zh-pron": "ànjiàn nán fáng"
},
{
"tags": [
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"bopomofo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄛˇ"
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"bopomofo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤˊ"
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"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "míngqiāng yì duǒ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "ànjiàn nán fáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "míngciang yì duǒ"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "ànjiàn nán fáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "ming²-chʻiang¹ i⁴ to³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "an⁴-chien⁴ nan² fang²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "míng-chyāng yì dwǒ-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "àn-jyàn nán fáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "mingchiang yih duoo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "annjiann nan farng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "минцян и до"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "аньцзянь нань фан"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "mincjan i do"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "anʹczjanʹ nanʹ fan"
},
{
"ipa": "/miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ tu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ nän³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
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},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "mìhng chēung yih dó am jin nàahn fòhng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "ming⁴ tsoeng¹ ji⁶ do² am³ dzin³ naan⁴ fong⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "ming⁴ cêng¹ yi⁶ do² em³ jin³ nan⁴ fong⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/mɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ jiː²² tɔː³⁵ ɐm³³ t͡siːn³³ naːn²¹ fɔːŋ²¹/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
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},
{
"ipa": "/miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ tu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ nän³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/mɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ jiː²² tɔː³⁵ ɐm³³ t͡siːn³³ naːn²¹ fɔːŋ²¹/"
}
],
"word": "明槍易躲，暗箭難防"
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"Chinese terms spelled with 暗",
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"zh-pron": "míngqiāng yì duǒ"
},
{
"tags": [
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],
"zh-pron": "ànjiàn nán fáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄛˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "ming⁴ coeng¹ ji⁶ do² am³ zin³ naan⁴ fong⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "míngqiāng yì duǒ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "ànjiàn nán fáng"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "míngciang yì duǒ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "ànjiàn nán fáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "ming²-chʻiang¹ i⁴ to³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "an⁴-chien⁴ nan² fang²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "míng-chyāng yì dwǒ-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "àn-jyàn nán fáng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "mingchiang yih duoo"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "annjiann nan farng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "минцян и до"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "аньцзянь нань фан"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "mincjan i do"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "anʹczjanʹ nanʹ fan"
},
{
"ipa": "/miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ tu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ nän³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "mìhng chēung yih dó am jin nàahn fòhng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "ming⁴ tsoeng¹ ji⁶ do² am³ dzin³ naan⁴ fong⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "ming⁴ cêng¹ yi⁶ do² em³ jin³ nan⁴ fong⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/mɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ jiː²² tɔː³⁵ ɐm³³ t͡siːn³³ naːn²¹ fɔːŋ²¹/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹ tu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ nän³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/mɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ jiː²² tɔː³⁵ ɐm³³ t͡siːn³³ naːn²¹ fɔːŋ²¹/"
}
],
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"word": "明槍易擋，暗箭難防"
},
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"word": "明枪易挡，暗箭难防"
}
],
"word": "明槍易躲，暗箭難防"
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