| 暗 | 659C25 41A.41-6 | 部居  | 畫數 13 | ㄢˋ [an4] | ||
| Adj. | (1) Dark: 黑暗 dark; 昏暗 dusk, twilight, heavily shadowed or overcast; (fig.) dark ways, opp. the right path: 棄暗投明 (of rebel) return to government or orthodox church; 暗無天日 gross lack of justice under misgovernment. (2) Secret, covert (code, plan, etc.): 暗號 [an4hao4]↓; 暗殺 [an4sha1]↓; 暗度陳倉 secret relations with sweetheart (allu. secret crossing of river at 陳倉). | |||||
| Adv. | Secretly: 暗想 secretly think or wonder: 暗猜 guess at riddle; 暗笑 laugh at person's back; 暗泣 weep secretly; 暗襲 attack in the dark; 暗藏 hide, conceal; 暗射 [an4she4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 暗暗 [an4an4], adv., secretly, clandestinely. 2. 暗場 [an4chang3], n., (Chin. theater) a scene in plot which is merely suggested and not acted out. 3. 暗娼 [an4chang1], n., private prostitute. 4. 暗潮 [an4chao2], n., (lit. & fig.) undercurrent. 5. 暗器 [an4qi4], n., concealed weapons, such as hidden arrows, darts. 6. 暗處（兒） [an4chu4]([er0]), n., a dark place, a secret place. 7. 暗澹 [an4dan4], adj., obscure, pale, not fresh (color) (also wr. 暗淡, dim, dismal). 8. 暗地（裡） [an4di4]([li0]), adv., secretly, behind one's back. 9. 暗房 [an4fang2], n., (photography) darkroom. 10. 暗溝 [an4gou1], n., covered sewerage. 11. 暗害 [an4hai4], v.t., to plot murder or injury secretly. 12. 暗含著 [an4han2zhe0], adj. & adv., containing covert, indirect (hint, criticism). 13. 暗號（兒） [an4hao4]([er0]), n., secret signal. 14. 暗合 [an4he2], v.i., coincide naturally and without effort with (another's wish). 15. 暗花兒 [an4hua1er0], n., veiled design or pattern. 16. 暗間兒 [an4jia1er0], n., (Peking coll.) comparatively darker rooms in house, opp. 明間兒 bright or front rooms. 17. 暗箭 [an4jian4], n., arrow shot from concealed source; anonymous attack. 18. 暗礁 [an4jiao1], n., hidden or submerged rocks in current. 19. 暗計 [an4ji4]1, n., see [an4suan4]↓. 20. 暗記 [an4ji4]2, n., (1) secret marking; n., (2) make a mental note of s.t.: 暗記兒 [an4ji4]2[er0], n., silent signal. 21. 暗九 [an4jiu3], n., multiple of nine (such as 18, 27) days or years. 22. 暗疾 [an4ji2], n., secret ugly disease－euphemism for venereal disease. 23. 暗轉 [an4zhuan3], v.i., (theater) change scene with lights out. 24. 暗樁 [an4zhuang1], n., hidden piles in stream for blocking boats. 25. 暗中 [an4zhong1], adv., secretly, furtively. 26. 暗裡 [an4li3], adv., secretly. 27. 暗流 [an4liu2], n., undercurrent, see [an4chao2]↑. 28. 暗樓子 [an4lou2zi0], n., an attic. 29. 暗碼（兒）（子） [an4ma3]([er0])([zi0]), n., secret code; any secret marking. 30. 暗昧 [an4mei4], adj., underhand, stealthy; disgraceful (affair); also wr. 闇昧. 31. 暗門子 [an4men2zi0], n., secret house of prostitution. 32. 暗色 [an4se4], n., dark color. 33. 暗殺 [an4sha1], v.t., to assassinate. 34. 暗射 [an4she4], v.t., to hint at; to make concealed reference to person under disguise or by fictitious name. 35. 暗箱 [an4xiang1]1, n., camera obscura. 36. 暗香 [an4xiang1]2, n., as in 暗香疏影 (illu.) reference to the plum flower (“darkly sweet scent and sparse branch lines”). 37. 暗笑 [an4xiao4], v.i. & t., sneer at. 38. 暗示 [an4shi4]1, v.i. & t., to suggest, hint; n., a hint. 39. 暗事 [an4shi4]2, n., shady affair. 40. 暗室 [an4shi4]3, n., a dark room; (photography) darkroom. 41. 暗算 [an4suan4], v.t., to plot secretly against s.o. 42. 暗探 [an4tan4], n., secret agent. 43. 暗喻 [an4yU3], n., a concealed analogy, a metaphor. | |||||