放冷箭 [－－－]

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Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    無聲​無色​、​出奇​不意​咁​向​敵人​射箭
    shoot an arrow towards an unsuspecting target
  2. 動詞
    引伸​指響​人​背後講​壞​話​、​暗中​害人​。​近似​放冷槍
    figuratively, to secretly spread rumors or bad information of someone, in order to injure insidiously, to stab one in the back.
    • 先排有人向佢放冷箭，爆晒佢貪污啲秘聞出嚟。
      先排有人向佢放冷箭，爆晒佢贪污啲秘闻出嚟。
      Someone has just shot a sniper arrow at him, all the bit and pieces about his corruption case is spreading around.
  3. 近義詞
    冷箭、放冷槍
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    大伟个新同事，表面同佢好似好老友，但系不停喺佢背后放冷箭。最惨系佢老细误信谗言，炒鬼咗佢。唉！
    大偉個新同事，表面同佢好似好老友，但係不停喺佢背後放冷箭。最慘係佢老細誤信讒言，炒鬼咗佢。唉！
    • David's new colleague appeared to be very friendly with him. But he kept doing all sorts of things to undermine his position in the company. The worst is that David's boss actually believed the false accusations and sacked David. Sigh!
  2. Cantonese
    先排有人向佢放冷箭，爆晒佢贪污啲秘闻出嚟。
    先排有人向佢放冷箭，爆晒佢貪污啲秘聞出嚟。
    • Someone has just shot a sniper arrow at him, all the bit and pieces about his corruption case is spreading around.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    在谈判结束握手言合后，他又放冷箭恶意中伤我，真是卑鄙无耻。
    在談判結束握手言合後，他又放冷箭惡意中傷我，真是卑鄙無恥。
    zài tán pàn jié shù wò shǒu yán hé hòu ， tā yòu fàng lěng jiàn è yì zhòng shāng wǒ ， zhēn shì bēi bǐ wú chǐ ．
    • It was really shameful how he stabbed me in the back and maliciously hurt me, even after we had already concluded our talks and reconciled.