黑箱操作

Chinese

		black box; under the table	to operate; to maneuver; to manipulate to operate; to maneuver; to manipulate; to do physical work; to do manual labour; to toil
trad. (黑箱操作)		黑箱	操作
simp. #(黑箱操作)		黑箱	操作

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hēixiāng cāozuò

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄟ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄘㄠ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hak¹ soeng¹ cou¹ zok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hēixiāng cāozuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄟ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄘㄠ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: heisiang caozuò
    • Wade–Giles: hei¹-hsiang¹ tsʻao¹-tso⁴
    • Yale: hēi-syāng tsāu-dzwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heishiang tsautzuoh
    • Palladius: хэйсян цаоцзо (xɛjsjan caoczo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hak¹ soeng¹ cou¹ zok³
    • Yale: hāk sēung chōu jok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hak⁷ soeng¹ tsou¹ dzok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: heg¹ sêng¹ cou¹ zog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐk̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³/

Noun

黑箱操作

1. (figurative) manipulation behind the scenes

Synonyms

• 暗箱操作 (ànxiāng cāozuò)