众矢之的

Traditional: 眾矢之的

zhòng shǐ zhī dì

Dictionary entry

lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism

What does 众矢之的 mean?

众矢之的 (zhòng shǐ zhī dì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism

2attacked on all sides

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众Zhòngabbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives 矢shǐarrow · dart 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 的deof; ~'s (possessive particle) · (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)

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