暗沙 àn shā ㄢˋ ㄕㄚ am3 saa1
- submerged sandbank
- submerged coral islet
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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
- 幽暗 yōu àn ㄧㄡ ㄢˋ jau1 am3 gloom
- 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
沙
- 沙哑 沙啞 shā yǎ ㄕㄚ ㄧㄚˇ saa1 aa2 hoarse; husky; raspy
- 沙子 shā zi ㄕㄚ ˙ㄗ saa1 zi2 sand
- 沙拉 shā lā ㄕㄚ ㄌㄚ saa1 laai1 (loanword) salad
- 沙漠 shā mò ㄕㄚ ㄇㄛˋ saa1 mok6 desert
- 沙滩 沙灘 shā tān ㄕㄚ ㄊㄢ saa1 taan1 beach
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- 沙发 沙發 shā fā ㄕㄚ ㄈㄚ saa1 faat3 (loanword) sofa
- 沙龙 沙龍 shā lóng ㄕㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊ saa1 lung4 salon (loanword)
- 风沙 風沙 fēng shā ㄈㄥ ㄕㄚ fung1 saa1 sand blown by wind
- 三沙 Sān shā ㄙㄢ ㄕㄚ saam1 saa1 see 三沙市
- 丹沙 dān shā ㄉㄢ ㄕㄚ daan1 saa1 cinnabar (used in TCM)
- 冰沙 bīng shā ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄚ bing1 saa1 slushie
- 加沙 Jiā shā ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄚ gaa1 saa1 Gaza (territory adjacent to Israel and Egypt)
- 南沙 Nán shā ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄚ naam4 saa1 see 南沙群岛
- 叻沙 lè shā ㄌㄜˋ ㄕㄚ lik1 saa1 laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
- 喇沙 Lǎ shā ㄌㄚˇ ㄕㄚ laa3 saa1 La Salle (used in the names of schools etc)
- 喇沙 lǎ shā ㄌㄚˇ ㄕㄚ laa3 saa1 laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
- 川沙 Chuān shā ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕㄚ cyun1 saa1 Chuansha, name of street and park in Pudong New District 浦东新区, Shanghai
- 抟沙 摶沙 tuán shā ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄚ tyun4 saa1 lacking in cohesion and unity of purpose
- 散沙 sǎn shā ㄙㄢˇ ㄕㄚ saan2 saa1 scattered sand
- 沙䳭 shā jí ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧˊ (bird species of China) isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
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)
- 含沙射影 hán shā shè yǐng ㄏㄢˊ ㄕㄚ ㄕㄜˋ ㄧㄥˇ ham4 saa1 se6 jing2 (idiom) to attack sb by innuendo; to make insinuations
- 恒河沙数 恆河沙數 Héng hé shā shù ㄏㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄚ ㄕㄨˋ hang4 ho4 saa1 sou2 countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)
- 聚沙成塔 jù shā chéng tǎ ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄚ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄚˇ zeoi6 saa1 sing4 taap3 lit. many sand grains accumulate to form a tower (idiom)
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- 泥沙俱下 ní shā jù xià ㄋㄧˊ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ nai4 saa1 keoi1 haa6 mud and sand flow together (idiom)
- 披沙拣金 披沙揀金 pī shā jiǎn jīn ㄆㄧ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ pei1 saa1 gaan2 gam1 lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
- 沙盘推演 沙盤推演 shā pán tuī yǎn ㄕㄚ ㄆㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˇ saa1 pun4 teoi1 jin2 to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom)
- 一盘散沙 一盤散沙 yī pán sǎn shā ㄧ ㄆㄢˊ ㄙㄢˇ ㄕㄚ jat1 pun4 saan2 saa1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand
- 战死沙场 戰死沙場 zhàn sǐ shā chǎng ㄓㄢˋ ㄙˇ ㄕㄚ ㄔㄤˇ zin3 sei2 saa1 coeng4 (idiom) to die in battle
- 折戟沉沙 zhé jǐ chén shā ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄚ lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom)