黑手

hēishǒu
  1. (fig.) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes
  2. hidden hand
  3. (Tw) mechanic
  4. blue-collar worker
  5. manual laborer

CEDICT

taiwan

Entry Composition

1 黑 hēi
  1. black
  2. dark
  3. sinister
  4. secret
  5. shady
  6. illegal
  7. to hide (sth) away
  8. to vilify
  9. (loanword) to hack (computing)
2 手 shǒu
  1. hand
  2. (formal) to hold
  3. person engaged in certain types of work
  4. person skilled in certain types of work
  5. personal(ly)
  6. convenient
  7. classifier for skill

classifiers: 雙, 隻