暗自

ànzì
  1. inwardly
  2. to oneself
  3. secretly

CEDICT

secretly; mentally; to oneself

Wiktionary

暗地裡、私下。

重編國語辭典

在私下里；在暗地里。例：~盘算｜~高兴。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 暗 àn variant of 暗 àn
=1 暗 àn
  1. dark
  2. to turn dark
  3. secret; hidden
  4. (literary) confused; ignorant
=1 暗 àn
  1. (literary) to close (a door)
  2. to eclipse
  3. confused; ignorant (variant of 暗 àn)
  4. dark (variant of 暗 àn)
2 自 zì
  1. (bound form) self; oneself
  2. from; since
  3. naturally; as a matter of course

Related entries

暗暗 ànàn
  1. secretly
  2. inwardly
背地 bèidì
  1. secretly
  2. in private
  3. behind someone's back
偷偷 tōutōu
  1. stealthily
  2. secretly
  3. covertly
  4. furtively
  5. on the sly
他偷偷做的。

He did it on the sly.

He did that on the quiet.

Source: Tatoeba

私底下 sīdǐxia
  1. privately
  2. secretly
  3. confidentially
竊 qiè
  1. to steal
  2. secretly
  3. (humble) I
他在行竊的時後被發現。

He was detected in the very act of stealing.

Source: Tatoeba

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