暗 (am3) — muddled; confused; dumb in Cantonese
am˗₃暗
Mandarin Pinyin: an4
Meaning of 暗
nounmuddled; confused; dumb
noundark; dim; dull
nounhidden; secret; secretly
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Example Sentences with 暗
jatˉ¹一zaanˊ²盞houˊ²好gwongˉ¹光ge˗₃嘅gaai1dang1,街ziu˗₃燈﹐zyuˍ₆照hakˉ¹住am˗₃黑ge˗₃暗gokˊ²嘅lokˍ₆角落。
A really bright streetlight is illuminating a dark corner.
am˗₃暗zungˉ¹中heoi˗₃去zinˉ¹偵caat3.察。
To scout secretly.
lauˏ₅柳am˗₃暗faaˉ¹花mingˎ₄明
Hope appears after despair.
tiuˎ₄條laangˏ₅冷hongˍ₆巷houˊ²好am˗₃暗
The alley is very dark.
taai˗₃太hungˉ¹空houˊ²好am˗₃暗
Space is very dark.
Words Containing 暗
暗害am3 hoi6
to stab in the back; to kill secretly
暗無天日am3 mou4 tin1 jat6
complete darkness; total absence of justice
暗影am3 jing2
shadow; umbra
暗地裡am3 dei6 leoi5
from a secret place; secretly, inwardly, on the sly
暗褐色am3 hot3 sik1
dun
暗結珠胎am3 git3 zyu1 toi1
to become pregnant due to an premarital or extramarital affair [syn.] also 珠胎暗結
黑暗hak1 am3
dark
暗堡am3 bou2
a bunker
暗色am3 sik1
dark colors
灰暗fui1 am3
gloomy; grey; murky
柳暗花明又一村lau5 am3 faa1 ming4 jau6 jat1 cyun1
there is always other avenues, other way out
暗井am3 zeng2
blind shaft; winze
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