an arrow shot from ambush is something difficult to guard against

an arrow shot from ambush is something difficult to guard against

It's hard to guard against a hidden arrow. Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Anji annn á NF á ng, which means cold arrow is the most difficult to guard against. It is difficult to prevent conspiracy. It comes from Volume 6 of you Yan by Liu Yan of Song Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Liu Yan of the Song Dynasty, Volume 6 of "You Yan" said: "when a man is hit by a hidden arrow, his deep bone is the second bone, and his resentment is also the second bone, so as to cover up what he was not prepared for."

Idiom story

This idiom story first appeared in the spring and Autumn period, when the Duke of Zheng Zhuang attacked the state of Xu, and his grandchildren shot an arrow behind their back to kill uncle Ying. In the spring and Autumn period, Zheng zhuanggong of the state of Zheng was supported by the states of Lu and Qi and planned to attack the state of Xu. Xu is a small country in Xuchang, Henan Province. The state of Zheng is to the north of the state of Xu. Xinzheng in Henan Province is its capital at that time.) this event is recorded in Zuo Zhuan, the eleventh year of Yin Gong. That summer, in May, Zheng zhuanggong inspected the troops in front of the palace and sent out chariots. Uncle Kao, an old general, and gongsundu, a young general, had a fight for the chariot. Uncle Ying Kao was a brave general. He didn't accept his old age. He pulled up his chariot and turned around to run. Gongsunzi always looked down on people. Of course, he refused to give in, so he pulled up his halberd and ran after them. Wait for him to catch up with the main road, Ying shukao already disappeared. Both grandsons and grandsons hold grudges. In the autumn, in July, Zheng zhuanggong officially ordered to attack the state of Xu. Zheng army approached the capital of Xu state. When he attacked the city, Ying shukao took the lead, killed countless enemies, and climbed to the top of the city. Seeing that yingshukao was about to make a great contribution, gongsunzi was even more jealous. He drew an arrow at yingshukao and saw that the brave old general fell down. Another general, Xia Shuying, thought Ying shukao had been killed by Xu guobing. He quickly picked up the flag and directed the soldiers to continue fighting, and finally broke the city. Zheng Jun all entered the city, and Xu zhuanggong, the king of Xu state, fled to Wei state. The land of Xu was incorporated into the territory of Zheng.

Idiom usage

It's hard to guard against a conspiracy. It's hard to guard against a hidden arrow. Yuan · anonymous's one horned ox

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: stabbing people in the back [antonym]: being fair and upright