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Chinese
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change; easy; simple
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arrange; put in order; hinder arrange; put in order; hinder; resist; obstruct; cover; keep off; a cover; to block (a blow); to get in the way of |
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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. (明槍易擋，暗箭難防)
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明槍
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易
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擋
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暗箭
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難
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防
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| simp. (明枪易挡，暗箭难防)
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明枪
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易
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挡
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暗箭
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难
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防
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| Literally: “Overt lance easy to ward off, hidden arrow hard to guard against”.
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Pronunciation
Proverb
明槍易擋，暗箭難防
- (Cantonese) synonym of 明槍易躲，暗箭難防 / 明枪易躲，暗箭难防 (míngqiāng yì duǒ, ànjiàn nán fáng, “It is easy to dodge an open attack, but difficult to defend against a concealed one.”)