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暗箱操作
Mandarin · pinyin àn xiāng cāo zuò
Meanings
- covert activities (election rigging etc)
- under-the-table manipulations
- black operations
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Mandarin tones
4–1–1–4 · an4 xiang1 cao1 zuo4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
am3 soeng1 cou1 zok3
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am3 soeng1 cou1 zok3
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noun
- (figurative) manipulation behind the scenes
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