àn
to close (a door)
to eclipse
muddled
stupid
ignorant
variant of 暗[an4]
àn
dark
gloomy
hidden
secret
muddled
obscure
in the dark
àn hào
secret signal (sign)
countersign
password
àn xiāng
camera bellows
camera obscura
àn shì
to hint
to suggest
suggestion
hint
liǔ àn huā míng
lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
light at the end of the tunnel
àn dàn
dark
dim (light)
dull (color)
drab
(fig.) gloomy
bleak
yīn àn
dim
dark
overcast
darkness
shadow
(fig.) dismal
gloomy
somber
murky
shadowy (side)
àn zhōng
in the dark
in secret
on the sly
surreptitiously
àn dì li
secretly
inwardly
on the sly
àn liàn
to be secretly in love with
àn zì
inwardly
to oneself
secretly
àn fǎng
to make secret inquiries
to investigate in secret
àn xiāng cāo zuò
covert activities (election rigging etc)
under-the-table manipulations
black operations
míng zhēng àn dòu
to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
àn zhǐ
to hint at
to imply
sth hidden
yīn àn miàn
the dark side (of society etc)
àn hé
to agree implicitly
of one mind
views coincide without a word exchanged
àn jiàn
attack by a hidden enemy
a stab in the back
míng chá àn fǎng
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
taking information from all sides
àn xiào
laugh in (up) one's sleeve
snigger
snicker
fā àn
to darken
to become tarnished
àn sòng qiū bō
to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
àn xǐ
hidden smile
smirk
to rejoice covertly
secret satisfaction concerning one's evil plans
àn dù Chén cāng
lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
to cheat under cover of a diversion
míng chá àn fǎng
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
taking information from all sides
àn dài
camera bag (for changing film)
àn wú tiān rì
all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
lí míng qián de hēi àn
darkness comes before dawn
things can only get better (idiom)
àn shāng
internal (invisible) injury (damage)
àn hài
to kill secretly
to stab in the back
àn chāng
unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute
àn mèi
obscure
remaining unenlightened
àn jí
unmentionable disease
a disease one is ashamed of
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei river 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiangyu 項羽|项羽 of Chu); fig. fein one thing while doing another
to cheat under cover of a diversion
àn zhōng jiān shì
to monitor secretly
to spy on
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
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
míng rén bù zuò àn shì
The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).
fig. Do what you want to do openly and without dissimulation.
àn guāng niǎo
black-crowned night heron (Tw)
àn xīng yún
dark nebula (visible as a shadow, absorbing light from behind)
absorption nebula
míng gǎng àn shào
both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
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
àn gōng niǎo
black-crowned night heron (Tw)
tóu hūn yǎn àn
head spinning and eyes dark (idiom); dizzy
fainting
vertigo
àn huā r
veiled design incised in porcelain or woven in fabric
àn chá míng fǎng
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
taking information from all sides
míng zhòng shí àn
of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
àn lù
black-crowned night heron (Tw)
àn fù xuě jī
(bird species of China) Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)
àn xiōng zhū què
(bird species of China) dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis)
àn bèi yǔ yàn
(bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)
àn lǜ bèi lú cí
(bird species of China) Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus)
àn sè yā què
(bird species of China) grey-hooded parrotbill (Sinosuthora zappeyi)
àn jì
to commit to memory
secret mark
àn xiāng shū yǐng
(poetic depiction of plum blossom)
Àn hēi Pò huài Shén
Diablo (video game series)
qì àn tóu míng
to renounce the dark and seek the light
to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one
àn lǜ xiù yǎn niǎo
(bird species of China) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
àn lǜ liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
àn jīng
latent menstruation (TCM)
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
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
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
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
míng zhū àn tóu
to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
not to get proper recognition for one's talents
àn miǎn jiāo yīng
(bird species of China) rufescent prinia (Prinia rufescens)
àn huī juān jú
(bird species of China) black-winged cuckooshrike (Coracina melaschistos)
àn duàn
sealed pot calcination (TCM)
àn dīng
axillary furuncle
armpit boil
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu)
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
to cheat under cover of a diversion