暗箱操作

Chinese

		camera obscura	to operate; to maneuver; to manipulate to operate; to maneuver; to manipulate; to do physical work; to do manual labour; to toil
trad. (暗箱操作)		暗箱	操作
simp. #(暗箱操作)		暗箱	操作

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ànxiāng cāozuò

  (Zhuyin): ㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄘㄠ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): am³ soeng¹ cou¹ zok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ànxiāng cāozuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄘㄠ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ànsiang caozuò
    • Wade–Giles: an⁴-hsiang¹ tsʻao¹-tso⁴
    • Yale: àn-syāng tsāu-dzwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: annshiang tsautzuoh
    • Palladius: аньсян цаоцзо (anʹsjan caoczo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: am³ soeng¹ cou¹ zok³
    • Yale: am sēung chōu jok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: am³ soeng¹ tsou¹ dzok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: em³ sêng¹ cou¹ zog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɐm³³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³/

Noun

暗箱操作

1. (figurative) manipulation behind the scenes

Synonyms

• 黑箱操作 (hēixiāng cāozuò)