暗箭

Chinese

		dark; gloomy; hidden dark; gloomy; hidden; secret	arrow
trad. (暗箭)		暗	箭
simp. ^#(暗箭)		暗	箭
Literally: “arrow shot from hiding”.

Etymology

See 明槍易躲，暗箭難防／明枪易躲，暗箭难防 (míngqiāng yì duǒ, ànjiàn nán fáng).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ànjiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): am³ zin³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): àm-chìⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ànjiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ànjiàn
  - Wade–Giles: an⁴-chien⁴
  - Yale: àn-jyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: annjiann
  - Palladius: аньцзянь (anʹczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    [Show/Hide]
    ^edit
    ^edit
    按劍 / 按剑
    按鍵 / 按键
    暗劍 / 暗剑
    暗箭
    案件
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: am³ zin³
  - Yale: am jin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: am³ dzin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: em³ jin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɐm³³ t͡siːn³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: àm-chìⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: àm-tsìnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: armcvix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /am²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /am²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /am¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /am²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sĩ²¹/

Noun

暗箭

(figurative) underhanded attack; intrigue; stab in the back

Derived terms

中暗箭
明槍好躲，暗箭難防 / 明枪好躲，暗箭难防
明槍易趓，暗箭難防 / 明枪易趓，暗箭难防
明槍易躲，暗箭難防 / 明枪易躲，暗箭难防 (míngqiāng yì duǒ, ànjiàn nán fáng)
明槍暗箭 / 明枪暗箭
明鎗容易躲，暗箭最難防 / 明枪容易躲，暗箭最难防
明鎗易躲，暗箭難逃 / 明枪易躲，暗箭难逃
暗箭中人
暗箭傷人 / 暗箭伤人 (ànjiànshāngrén)
暗箭明鎗 / 暗箭明枪
暗箭難防 / 暗箭难防