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暗箭

àn jiàn

2-character word

What 暗箭 means

1. attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back

The characters in 暗箭

• 暗àndark; to turn dark; secret; hidden
• 箭jiànarrow

Words containing 暗箭

• 明枪易躲，暗箭难防míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fánglit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom)…
• 明枪好躲，暗箭难防míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fángsee 明槍易躲，明枪易躲，暗箭难防

Sounds the same

Read àn jiàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 案件case; instance
• 按键button or key (on a device); keystroke; to press a button