不怕明处枪和棍，只怕阴阳两面刀不怕明處槍和棍，只怕陰陽兩面刀不怕明處槍和棍，只怕陰陽兩面刀

don't fear spears and clubs in the open, fear the two-faced knife

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Open confrontation is less frightening than a person who plots behind your back. A warning about double-dealers.

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Simplified: 不怕明处枪和棍，只怕阴阳两面刀
Traditional (Taiwan): 不怕明處槍和棍，只怕陰陽兩面刀
Pinyin: búpà míngchù qiāng hé gùn, zhǐpà yīnyángliǎngmiàn dāo
Pinyin (Taiwan): búpà míngchù qiāng hàn gùn, zhǐpà yīnyángliǎngmiàn dāo
Bopomofo: ㄅㄨˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄤㄏㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄣˋ，ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄧㄣㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄠ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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