幽暗 yōu àn ㄧㄡ ㄢˋ jau1 am3
- gloom
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幽
- 幽默 yōu mò ㄧㄡ ㄇㄛˋ jau1 mak6 (loanword) humor
- 清幽 qīng yōu ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄡ cing1 jau1 (of a location) quiet and secluded
- 幽僻 yōu pì ㄧㄡ ㄆㄧˋ jau1 pik1 secluded
- 幽冥 yōu míng ㄧㄡ ㄇㄧㄥˊ jau1 ming5 dark
- 幽囹 yōu líng ㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄥˊ jau1 ling4 to keep in confinement
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- 幽寂 yōu jì ㄧㄡ ㄐㄧˋ jau1 zik6 (of a place) isolated and quiet
- 幽州 Yōu zhōu ㄧㄡ ㄓㄡ jau1 zau1 Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning
- 幽幽 yōu yōu ㄧㄡ ㄧㄡ jau1 jau1 faint
- 幽径 幽徑 yōu jìng ㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄥˋ jau1 ging3 secluded path
- 幽微 yōu wēi ㄧㄡ ㄨㄟ jau1 mei4 faint
- 幽怨 yōu yuàn ㄧㄡ ㄩㄢˋ jau1 jyun3 hidden bitterness; secret grudge
- 幽明 yōu míng ㄧㄡ ㄇㄧㄥˊ jau1 ming4 the hidden and the visible; that which can be seen and that which cannot; darkness and light; night and day; wisdom and ignorance; evil and good; the living and the dead; men and ghosts
- 幽会 幽會 yōu huì ㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄟˋ jau1 wui6 (usually of lovers) to rendezvous in secret
- 幽浮 yōu fú ㄧㄡ ㄈㄨˊ jau1 fau4 UFO (loanword)
- 幽深 yōu shēn ㄧㄡ ㄕㄣ jau1 sam1 serene and hidden in depth or distance
- 幽禁 yōu jìn ㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄣˋ jau1 gam3 to place under house arrest; to imprison
- 幽绿 幽綠 yōu lǜ ㄧㄡ ㄌㄩˋ jau1 luk6 moss green
- 幽美 yōu měi ㄧㄡ ㄇㄟˇ jau1 mei5 (of a location) beautiful and tranquil
- 幽谷 yōu gǔ ㄧㄡ ㄍㄨˇ jau1 guk1 deep valley
- 幽邃 yōu suì ㄧㄡ ㄙㄨㄟˋ jau1 seoi6 profound and unfathomable
暗
- 暗中 àn zhōng ㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥ am3 zung1 in the dark
- 暗暗 àn àn ㄢˋ ㄢˋ am3 am3 secretly
- 暗杀 暗殺 àn shā ㄢˋ ㄕㄚ am3 saat3 to assassinate
- 暗示 àn shì ㄢˋ ㄕˋ am3 si6 to hint; to suggest
- 阴暗 陰暗 yīn àn ㄧㄣ ㄢˋ jam1 am3 dim
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- 黑暗 hēi àn ㄏㄟ ㄢˋ hak1 am3 dark
- 暗地里 暗地裡 àn dì li ㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄌㄧ am3 dei6 leoi5 secretly; inwardly; on the sly
- 昏暗 hūn àn ㄏㄨㄣ ㄢˋ fan1 am3 dusky
- 晦暗 huì àn ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄢˋ fui3 am3 dark and gloomy
- 暗井 àn jǐng ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ am3 zeng2 blind shaft
- 暗伤 暗傷 àn shāng ㄢˋ ㄕㄤ am3 soeng1 internal injury
- 暗合 àn hé ㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ am3 hap6 to agree implicitly
- 暗含 àn hán ㄢˋ ㄏㄢˊ am3 ham4 to imply; to suggest; to connote
- 暗哨 àn shào ㄢˋ ㄕㄠˋ am3 saau3 hidden sentry post
- 暗喜 àn xǐ ㄢˋ ㄒㄧˇ am3 hei2 hidden smile
- 暗喻 àn yù ㄢˋ ㄩˋ am3 jyu6 metaphor
- 暗器 àn qì ㄢˋ ㄑㄧˋ am3 hei3 concealed weapon
- 暗地 àn dì ㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ am3 dei6 secretly; inwardly; on the sly
- 暗堡 àn bǎo ㄢˋ ㄅㄠˇ am3 bou2 bunker
- 暗娼 àn chāng ㄢˋ ㄔㄤ am3 coeng1 unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute
Idioms with these characters
- 暗渡陈仓 暗渡陳倉 àn dù Chén cāng ㄢˋ ㄉㄨˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄘㄤ am3 dou6 can4 cong1 lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 项羽 of Chu)
- 暗送秋波 àn sòng qiū bō ㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄛ am3 sung3 cau1 bo1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
- 暗无天日 暗無天日 àn wú tiān rì ㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖˋ am3 mou4 tin1 jat6 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
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- 柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˊ lau5 am3 faa1 ming4 lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
- 明察暗访 明察暗訪 míng chá àn fǎng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄚˊ ㄢˋ ㄈㄤˇ ming4 caat3 am3 fong2 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
- 明岗暗哨 明崗暗哨 míng gǎng àn shào ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄤˇ ㄢˋ ㄕㄠˋ ming4 gong1 am3 saau3 both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
- 明升暗降 míng shēng àn jiàng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ming4 sing1 am3 gong3 (idiom) to kick sb upstairs
- 明争暗斗 明爭暗鬥 míng zhēng àn dòu ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄥ ㄢˋ ㄉㄡˋ ming4 zang1 am3 dau3 (idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly
- 名重识暗 名重識暗 míng zhòng shí àn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕˊ ㄢˋ ming4 zung6 sik1 am3 of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
- 明珠暗投 míng zhū àn tóu ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨ ㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ ming4 zyu1 am3 tau4 to cast pearls before swine (idiom)