暗箱操作

àn xiāng cāo zuò

Meaning

covert activities (election rigging etc); under-the-table manipulations; black operations

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Characters

暗àndark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert日音箱xiāngbox, case; chest, trunk⺮相操cāoto conduct, to manage, to run扌喿作zuòto make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform亻乍

Examples

他能为你暗箱操作。

tā néng wèi nǐ àn xiāng cāo zuò。

He can pull strings for you.