Meaning of 放冷箭
放冷箭 means stab in the back; harm someone secretly; attack someone from behind. Pronounced fàng lěng jiàn.
- stab in the back; harm someone secretly; attack someone from behind
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
biǎo表
miàn面
shàng上
gēn跟
nǐ你
hé合
zuò作
，
bèi背
dì地
lǐ里
què却
xǐ喜
huān欢
fàng放
lěng冷
jiàn箭
。
He appears to cooperate with you on the surface, but behind the scenes, he likes to stab you in the back.
Zài在
zhí职
chǎng场
shàng上
yào要
tí提
fáng防
nà那
xiē些
xǐ喜
huān欢
fàng放
lěng冷
jiàn箭
de的
xiǎo小
rén人
。
In the workplace, you need to guard against those petty people who enjoy making covert attacks.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zài在
huì会
yì议
shàng上
bù不
fā发
yán言
，
huì会
hòu后
dào到
chù处
fàng放
lěng冷
jiàn箭
de的
xíng行
wéi为
hěn很
bù不
guāng光
míng明
lěi磊
luò落
。
This kind of behavior—not speaking up in meetings but then stabbing people in the back everywhere afterwards—is very underhanded.
Yǔ与
qí其
bèi背
hòu后
fàng放
lěng冷
jiàn箭
，
bù不
rú如
dāng当
miàn面
bǎ把
wèn问
tí题
shuō说
qīng清
chu楚
。
Rather than stabbing someone in the back, it's better to clarify the issue face to face.