zhòng shǐ zhī dì

Traditional: 眾矢之的

众矢之的 (zhòng shǐ zhī dì) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism; attacked on all sides”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism
  2. 2attacked on all sides

Characters in 众矢之的

众zhòng · (bound form) crowd; multitude矢shǐ · arrow之zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])的de · of; ~'s (possessive particle)

Related words

的of; ~'s (possessive particle)的a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])的really and truly的(bound form) bull's-eye; target是的yes, that's right之(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])之前before之后after; behind他妈的(taboo curse) damn it!之间(after a noun) between; among; amid别的else真的really; truly; indeed

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