àn​xiàn

hidden clue

  • created reference approved 暗线/暗線 → 条/條 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    暗线 / 暗線 àn​xiàn

    条 / 條 tiáo

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 暗线/暗線 · àn​xiàn · hidden clue — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    暗线 / 暗線

    àn​xiàn

    hidden clue

    A secret or hidden story thread in a literary work that is not directly described but is shown indirectly.

    暗 (literal) → 暗 · àn · hidden 线 (literal) → 线/線 · xiàn · clue

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 暗线/暗線 · àn​xiàn · undercover agent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    暗线 / 暗線

    àn​xiàn

    undercover agent

    A person working secretly as an informant or internal contact for one's own side.

    暗 (literal) → 暗 · àn · hidden 线 (literal) → 线/線 · xiàn · clue

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 暗线/暗線 · àn​xiàn · dark line — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    暗线 / 暗線

    àn​xiàn

    dark line

    A dark absorption line in a spectrum

    暗 (literal) → 暗 · àn · dark 线 (literal) → 线/線 · xiàn · line (geometry)

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 暗线/暗線 · àn​xiàn · hidden wiring — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    暗线 / 暗線

    àn​xiàn

    hidden wiring

    Electrical wiring or cables installed inside a wall or under a floor

    暗 (literal) → 暗 · àn · hidden 线 (literal) → 线/線 · xiàn · thread

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense