明槍易躲,暗箭難防

lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies

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Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

= + : A searchlight. Together with the moon, Marilyn Monroe is looking for the sun just inside the engine's kitchen. To make the search easier they use a searchlight.
bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

= + : A searchlight. Together with the moon, Marilyn Monroe is looking for the sun just inside the engine's kitchen. To make the search easier they use a searchlight.
surname Qiang

= + : The Queen of Hearts (qi) wants to know what it feels like to be a Redneck, so she set up a Christmas tree (木) on top of a barn (仓) in front of the anglepod (ang1). She then proceeds to try and shoot the Christmas tree off the barn using a shotgun (枪).
gun / firearm / rifle / spear / thing with shape or function similar to a gun / CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1] / to substitute for another person in a test / to knock / classifier for rifle shots

= + : The Queen of Hearts (qi) wants to know what it feels like to be a Redneck, so she set up a Christmas tree (木) on top of a barn (仓) in front of the anglepod (ang1). She then proceeds to try and shoot the Christmas tree off the barn using a shotgun (枪).
surname Yi / abbr. for 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], the Book of Changes

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a really easy puzzle consisting of only two parts.

= + : Maud Younger and the sun are trying to complete a really easy puzzle in the space station's bathroom. It's not as easy as they thought though, because in zero gravity they can only move with the help of their bat wings.
easy / amiable / to change / to exchange / prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a really easy puzzle consisting of only two parts.

= + : Maud Younger and the sun are trying to complete a really easy puzzle in the space station's bathroom. It's not as easy as they thought though, because in zero gravity they can only move with the help of their bat wings.
to hide / to dodge / to avoid

= + : Doggy Dog's (du) owner wants him to wear a bodysuit (身) which has lots of tulip buds (朵) attached to it, but Doggy Dog hides (躲) the terrible bodysuit by burying it inside of the observatory (o3).
variant of 暗[an4]

= + : Albert Einstein likes to start raves in the anthill's bathroom, setting up huge loudspeakers and turning down the light until it is very dark. Usually his raves are huge successes, but when the sun joins the mood is at a minimum, since then it's not dark at all anymore. However, everybody has an excuse then to wear sunglasses.
dark / gloomy / hidden / secret / muddled / obscure / in the dark

= + : Albert Einstein likes to start raves in the anthill's bathroom, setting up huge loudspeakers and turning down the light until it is very dark. Usually his raves are huge successes, but when the sun joins the mood is at a minimum, since then it's not dark at all anymore. However, everybody has an excuse then to wear sunglasses.
to close (a door) / to eclipse / muddled / stupid / ignorant / variant of 暗[an4]

= + : Albert Einstein likes to start raves in the anthill's bathroom, setting up huge loudspeakers and turning down the light until it is very dark. Usually his raves are huge successes, but when the sun joins the mood is at a minimum, since then it's not dark at all anymore. However, everybody has an excuse then to wear sunglasses.
attack by a hidden enemy / a stab in the back
attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back
arrow / CL:支[zhi1]

= + : Joan of Arc (ji) programmed a new weapon. She uses her super secret lab in the anthill's bathroom (an4) to try it out for the first time. She stuck arrows (箭) into bamboo sticks (⺮) and can fire them remotely using a front panel (前).
difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a video game which is almost impossible to beat.

= + : Just inside the anthill's kitchen, Napoleon and a sparrow are trying to beat an insanely difficult video game. After playing and failing all day long Napoleon finally loses his temper and crashes the game wearing two boxing gloves.
disaster / distress / to scold
to protect / to defend / to guard against / to prevent

= + : Frankenstein's Monster accepted to work as the Pope's bodyguard inside the anglepod's kitchen. He protects the Pope by having him stay inside a protective square.

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