众 矢 之 的

zhòng shǐ zhī dìdictionary entry

lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom) / the butt of public criticism / attacked on all sides

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Original source entry:

眾矢之的 众矢之的 [zhong4 shi3 zhi1 di4] /lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism/attacked on all sides/

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Other forms in these source records: 眾矢之的

众
zhòng
(bound form) crowd / multitude / (bound form) many / numerous
Zhòng
abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhòng yì yuàn], House of Representatives
矢
shǐ
arrow / dart / straight / to vow / to swear
之
zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it
的
de
of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pí gé de] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pǎo táng r de] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xīn de] "new one") / also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs
dī
(bound form) a taxi / a cab (abbr. for 的士[dī shì])
dí
really and truly
dì
(bound form) bull's-eye / target

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