with a secret arrow
A Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is "Anji à nzh à NgR é n", which means to hurt people with a cold arrow. It means to attack or frame others with insidious means. From you Yan.
Notes on Idioms
Dark: in the dark; arrow: shoot; medium: slander.
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 usage
Subject predicate type; used as predicate and attributive; with derogatory meaning, it describes playing tricks behind one's back to hurt people.
Analysis of Idioms
Stabbing people in the back
Fair and aboveboard
with a secret arrow
would as lief die as live in dishonour - níng sǐ bù rǔ
shortsighted and good-for-nothing person - fán fū ròu yǎn
Rectify the country and change the customs - jiǎo guó gé sú
change one 's name and surname - gǎi míng huàn xìng