暗
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Definitions
- 1. dark
- 2. gloomy
- 3. hidden
- 4. secret
- 5. muddled
- 6. obscure
- 7. in the dark
Words Containing 暗
in the dark
secretly; inwardly; on the sly
to assassinate
to hint; to suggest
dim
dark
listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)
of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
gloom
an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom)
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[wèi hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[xiàng yǔ] of Chu)
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
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
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
(idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly
to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
both publicly and privately; both overtly and secretly; both explicitly and implicitly
dusky
dark and gloomy
to monitor secretly
blind shaft
internal injury
(bird species of China) rufescent prinia (Prinia rufescens)
to agree implicitly
to imply
hidden sentry post
hidden smile
metaphor
concealed weapon
secretly; inwardly; on the sly
bunker
unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute
darkroom
to kill secretly
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
shadow; umbra
think to oneself
to be secretly in love with
hidden snap fastener (concealed behind a flap on a garment)
to hint at
secret agent
(astronomy) dark nebula; absorption nebula
obscure
secretly
submerged piles installed to prevent the passage of boats
submerged sandbank
underground river
undercurrent
dark; dim (light); dull (color); drab
underground water channel
lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[wèi hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[xiàng yǔ] of Chu)
dull (complexion)
undercurrent
hidden shoal
(bird species of China) black-winged cuckooshrike (Coracina melaschistos)
all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
sealed pot calcination (TCM)
to be secretly delighted
axillary furuncle
unmentionable disease
acne
magazine
submerged reef (rock)
laugh in (up) one's sleeve
to plot against
attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back
camera bellows
covert activities (election rigging etc)
latent menstruation (TCM)
(bird species of China) greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
(bird species of China) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
(bird species of China) Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus)
(computing) Dark Web
dark-line spectrum
to curse under one's breath
(bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)
(bird species of China) dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis)
dark energy (astronomy)
(bird species of China) Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)
inwardly
(bird species of China) grey-hooded parrotbill (Sinosuthora zappeyi)
to hide
secret place
secret signal (sign)
hidden loss (finance)
camera bag (for changing film)
privately; secretly; behind closed doors
to commit to memory
to make secret inquiries
code word
(theater) blackout (e.g. at the end of a scene)
to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
secret passage; secret tunnel
(visual physiology) dark adaptation
built-in lock
subtle fragrance
(poetic depiction of plum blossom)
dark; dim
Diablo (video game series)
lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
to renounce the dark and seek the light
dismal
dull gray
to darken
at dusk
to darken
the dark side (of society etc)
head spinning and eyes dark (idiom); dizzy
darkness comes before dawn
Dark Ages
murk