线人

線人
xiànrén
  1. spy
  2. informer

CEDICT

planted agent; informant; spy; mole

Wiktionary

情治单位为搜集情报、线索，以非正式方式运用的一批人。

重編國語辭典

情治单位为搜集情报、线索，暗地裡运用的一批人

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 线 xiàn variant of 线 xiàn
=1 线 xiàn
  1. thread
  2. string
  3. wire
  4. line
  5. (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

classifiers: 條, 股, 根
2 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位

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  2. spy
  3. rat
  4. traitor
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  1. intelligence gatherer
  2. spy
  3. detective
  4. scout
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  1. submerged piles installed to prevent the passage of boats
  2. (fig.) informer
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  1. informer
  2. snitch
  3. spy
  4. scout
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  1. detective
  2. investigator
  3. scout
  4. spy
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  1. special assignment (military)
  2. special agent
  3. operative
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  1. informer
  2. snitch
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  1. tell-tale
  2. informer (esp. to police)
  3. whistleblower
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