明枪好躲，暗箭难防

Traditional form:

明槍好躲，暗箭難防

Pinyin (reading):

míngqiānghǎoduǒ,ànjiànnánfáng

Definitions:

• 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

Characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 枪 - gun, rife; lance, spear
• 好 - good, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well
• 躲 - to evade, to escape; to hide, to take shelter
• 暗 - dark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert
• 箭 - arrow; a type of bamboo
• 难 - hard, difficult, arduous; unable
• 防 - to protect, to defend, to guard against

Traditional characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 槍 - gun, rife; lance, spear
• 好 - good, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well
• 躲 - to evade, to escape; to hide, to take shelter
• 暗 - dark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert
• 箭 - arrow; a type of bamboo
• 難 - hard, difficult, arduous; unable
• 防 - to protect, to defend, to guard against