众矢之的
zhòng shǐ zhī dì
the target of everyone's criticism
Character by character
众zhòng
many
many
矢shǐ
arrows
arrows
之zhī
's
's
的dì
target
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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