明槍易躲，暗箭難防 [－枪－－－－－难－]

Jyutping ming4 coeng1 ji6 do2 ， am3 zin3 naan4 fong4
Pinyin míng qiāng yì duǒ ， àn jiàn nán fáng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    It is easy to dodge an open attack, but difficult to defend against a concealed one.
    (syn.) 暗箭難防, 明槍易擋, 暗箭难防, 明枪易挡

明槍易躲，暗箭難防 [－枪－－－－－难－]

Jyutping ming4 coeng1 ji6 do2 , am3 zin3 naan4 fong4
Pinyin míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    明枪易躲，暗箭难防
    明槍易躲，暗箭難防
    míng qiāng yì duǒ ， àn jiàn nán fáng
    • It is easy to dodge an open attack, but difficult to defend against a concealed one.