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众矢之的

zhòng shǐ zhī dì

the target of everyone's criticism

Character by character

众zhòng
many
矢shǐ
arrows
之zhī
's
的dì
target

Example

他一句话说错,成了网友的众矢之的。
One wrong remark and he became the target of the whole internet.

Tone: neutral.

Usage and origin

的 is dì (bullseye), as in 目的. Frame: 成为众矢之的.

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