暗 (am3 | an4) : dark; dim; hidden

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暗

am3

an4

[1] [adj] dark; dim; dull
[2] [adj, adv] hidden; secret; secretly
[3] [adj] muddled; confused; dumb

[antonym] 光, 明

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 日 (#72)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

暗

This word has been viewed 10877 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Aug 2013 02:03

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黑暗 hak1 am3 hei1 an4 = dark

暗合 am3 hap6 an4 he2 = agree (to sth.) without prior consultation; coincide

陰暗 jam1 am3 yin1 an4 = dim

暗示 am3 si6 an4 shi4 = [1] drop a hint, a hint; [2] to suggest, a suggestion

暗渠 am3 keoi4 = culvert, underdrain

暗瘡 am3 cong1 an4 chuang1 = pimple; zit 粵

光暗掣 gwong1 am3 zai3 guang1 an4 che4 = dimmer (for lights) 粵

暗戀 am3 lyun2 an4 lian4 = crush

暗間兒 am3 gaan1 ji4 an4 jian1 er2 = inner room

暗門子 am3 mun4 zi2 an4 men2 zi5 = unlicensed or unregistered prostitute

暗鎖 am3 so2 an4 suo3 = built-in lock

暗送秋波 am3 sung3 cau1 bo1 an4 song4 qiu1 bo1 = make eyes at sb while others are not looking; ogle

暗語 am3 jyu5 an4 yu3 = code word; tipoff

暗記兒 am3 gei3 ji4 an4 ji4 er2 = secret mark

暗褐色的 am3 hot3 sik1 dik1 an3 he2 se4 de5 = [adj] dun 國

暗褐色 am3 hot3 sik1 an3 he2 se4 = [n] dun

暗袋 am3 doi6*2 an4 dai4 = camera bag (for changing film)

暗號 am3 hou6 an4 hao4 = secret signal; countersign

暗花兒 am3 faa1 ji4 an4 hua1 er2 = a veiled design incised in porcelain or woven in fabric

暗色 am3 sik1 an4 se4 = [n] dark colors

暗自 am3 zi6 an4 zi4 = inwardly; to oneself; secretly

暗箱 am3 soeng1 an4 xiang1 = camera bellows; camera obscura

暗箭 am3 zin3 an4 jian4 = attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back

暗算 am3 syun3 an4 suan4 = to plot against

暗笑 am3 siu3 an4 xiao4 = laugh in (up) one's sleeve; snigger; snicker

暗礁 am3 ziu1 an4 jiao1 = submerged reef (rock)

暗盤 am3 pun4*2 an4 pan2 = a secretly negotiated price

暗盒 am3 hap6*2 an4 he2 = magazine; cassette

暗疾 am3 zat6 an4 ji2 = unmentionable disease; a disease one is shamed of

暗無天日 am3 mou4 tin1 jat6 an4 wu2 tian1 ri4 = complete darkness; total absence of justice

暗潮 am3 ciu4 an4 chao2 = undercurrent

暗流 am3 lau4 an4 liu2 = undercurrent

暗河 am3 ho4 an4 he2 = underground river

暗殺 am3 saat3 an4 sha1 = to assassinate

暗昧 am3 mui6 an4 mei4 = dim; dusky; faint; ignorant; indefinite; indistinct; obscure; shadowy

暗扣 am3 kau3 an4 kou4 = covered or veiled button

暗想 am3 soeng2 an4 xiang3 = to meditate, muse, ponder

暗影 am3 jing2 an4 ying3 = shadow; umbra

暗室 am3 sat1 an4 shi4 = darkroom

暗娼 am3 coeng1 an4 chang1 = unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute

暗壩 am3 baa3 an4 ba4 = an underwater dam

暗堡 am3 bou2 an4 bao3 = a bunker

暗器 am3 hei3 an4 qi4 = hidden weapon

暗喜 am3 hei2 an4 xi3 = to feel pleased but not show it

暗傷 am3 soeng1 an4 shang1 = internal (invisible) injury (damage)

暗井 am3 zeng2 an4 jing3 = blind shaft; winze

暗事 am3 si6 an4 shi4 = clandestine or illicit action

暗中的 am3 zung1 dik1 an4 zhong1 de5 = [adj] closet 國

暗中 am3 zung1 an4 zhong1 = in the dark; in secret; on the sly; surreptitiously

幽暗 jau1 am3 you1 an4 = gloom

暗湧 am3 jung2 an4 yong3 = undercurrent, a hidden crisis

黑暗星雲 hak1 am3 sing1 wan4 hei1 an4 xing1 yun2 = a dark nebula

暗箱操作 am3 soeng1 cou1 zok3 an4 xiang1 cao1 zuo4 = black case work; block box operation (common formation)

明爭暗鬥 ming4 zang1 am3 dau3 ming2 zheng1 an4 dou4 = both open strife and veiled struggle

暗裡 am3 leoi5 an4 li3 = secretly

暗地裡 am3 dei6 leoi5 an4 de4 li3 = from a secret place; secretly, inwardly, on the sly

暗病 am3 beng6 ; ngam3 bing6 an4 bing4 = unmentionable disease

暗藏 am3 cong4 an4 cang2 = to hide; to conceal

柳暗花明又一村 lau5 am3 faa1 ming4 jau6 jat1 cyun1 liu3 an4 hua1 ming2 you4 yi4 cun1 = there is always other avenues, other way out

暗淡 am3 daam6 an4 dan4 = dim, faint

暗藏殺機 am3 cong4 saat3 gei1 = to have an axe to grind (lit., "hiding a plan to kill") (common formation)

暗害 am3 hoi6 an4 hai4 = to stab in the back; to kill secretly

暗格 am3 gaak3 an4 ge2 = a secret compartment or hiding place

珠胎暗結 zyu1 toi1 am3 git3 zhu1 ti1 an4 jie2 = to get pregnant due to an illicit relationship (extramarital; unwed etc.)

昏暗 fan1 am3 hun1 an4 = dusky; dark; dim

灰暗 fui1 am3 hui1 an4 = gloomy; grey; murky

疑心生暗鬼 ji4 sam1 saang1 am3 gwai2 = misgivings bring about imaginary fears 粵

明暗法 ming4 am3 faat3 ming2 an4 fa3 = chiaroscuro, shading

暗諷 am3 fung3 an4 feng3 [PRC] feng4 [TW] = make an innuendo; indirectly mock

暗箭傷人 am3 zin3 soeng1 jan4 an4 jian4 shang1 ren2 = to stab in the back; to unfairly and unexpectedly attack

明槍易躲，暗箭難防 ming4 coeng1 ji6 do2 am3 zin3 naan4 fong4 ming2 qian1 yi4 duo3 an4 jian4 nan2 fang2 = its easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow

暗中埋伏 am3 zung1 maai4 fuk6 an4 zhong1 mai2 fu2 = lie in wait to ambush

暗中摸索 am3 zung1 mo2 sok3 an4 zhong1 mo1 suo3 = grope around in the dark

暗中行事 am3 zung1 hang4 si6 an4 zhong1 xing2 shi4 = take action in secret; take covert action

暗轉 am3 zyun3 an4 zhuan3 = blackout

暗槓 am3 gong3 an4 gang4 = (mahjong) concealed kong/quadruplet

暗刻 am3 kaan5 an4 ke4 = (mahjong) concealed pong/triplet

四暗刻 sei3 am3 kaan5 si4 an4 ke4 = (mahjong) hidden treasure

暗啞抵 am3 aa2 dai2 = suffer in silence 粵

暗線光譜 am3 sin3 gwong1 pou2 an4 xian4 guang1 pu3 = dark-line spectrum

暗適應 am3 sik1 jing3 an4 shi4 ying4 = dark adaptation

暗物質 am3 mat6 zat1 an4 wu4 zhi4 = dark matter

暗通款曲 am3 tung1 fun2 kuk1 an4 tong1 kuan3 qu1 = send a secret love message

暗度陳倉 am3 dou6 can4 cong1 an4 du4 chen2 cang1 = 1. do sth. under the guise of another 2. to engage in an illicit affair

暗渡陳倉 am3 dou6 can4 cong1 an4 du4 chen2 cang1 = 1. do sth. under the guise of another 2. to engage in an illicit affair

暗結珠胎 am3 git3 zyu1 toi1 an4 jie2 zhu1 tai1 = to become pregnant due to an premarital or extramarital affair

Showing 1 example containing 暗

一盞好光嘅街燈﹐照住黑暗嘅角落。粵
A really bright streetlight is illuminating a dark corner.

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