明槍易躲,暗箭難防 [ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄛˇ , ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤˊ; ming2 qiang1 yi4 duo3 , an4 jian4 nan2 fang2] 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 ◄ ►