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1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
3 to cheat under cover of a diversion

明察暗访

míng chá àn fǎng

1 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
2 taking information from all sides

明岗暗哨

míng gǎng àn shào

1 both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)

Sample Sentences

微信朋友圈有其暗黑的一面，比如说满足偷窥、暗恋、自恋、妄想、呓语等多元化癖好。

Wēixìn Péngyouquān yǒu qí ànhēi de yīmiàn ，bǐrúshuō mǎnzú tōukuī 、ànliàn 、zìliàn 、wàngxiǎng 、yìyǔ děng duōyuánhuà pǐhào 。

The WeChat circle of friends has its dark side, such as satisfying voyeurism, having crushes, narcissism, delusions of grandeur and an unlimited selection of interests.

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他暗恋的女生失恋了，他就趁机向她表白。

tā ànliàn de nǚshēng shīliàn le ，tā jiù chènjī xiàng tā biǎobái 。

The woman that he had a crush on broke up with her boyfriend, so he used this moment to tell her how he felt.

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肯定少不了什么暗恋的人，系里的才子帅哥，风度翩翩才华横溢的老师。每个人都这样过来的。我们男生也卧谈。或者熄灯了就开始喝啤酒。

kěndìng shǎobùliǎo shénme ànliàn de rén ，xì lǐ de cáizǐ shuàigē ，fēngdùpiānpiān cáihuáhéngyì de lǎoshī 。měi ge rén dōu zhèyàng guòlai de 。wǒmen nánshēng yě wòtán 。huò zhě xīdēng le jiù kāishǐ hē píjiǔ 。

Of course you inevitably talked about your crushes, the smartest, best looking guys in the department, the charming and witty teachers. That's how it was for all of us. Us guys were also chatting in our beds or drinking beer with the lights out.

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