暗箱操作 in English an4 xiang1 cao1 zuo4 Meaning

Meanings

• covert activities (election rigging and so on)
• under-the-table manipulations
• black operations

Pinyin

an4 xiang1 cao1 zuo4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

暗an4variant of 暗[an4] 箱xiang1box 操cao1old variant of 操[cao1] 作zuo4worker