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暗桩

àn zhuāngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
submerged piles installed to prevent the passage of boats / (fig.) informer / spy
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-9f47771b58b10472. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

暗樁 暗桩 [an4 zhuang1] /submerged piles installed to prevent the passage of boats/(fig.) informer/spy/

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Other forms in these source records: 暗樁

  • 暗
    àn

    dark / to turn dark / secret / hidden / (literary) confused / ignorant / (literary) to close (a door) / to eclipse / confused / ignorant (variant of 暗[àn]) / dark (variant of 暗[àn])

  • 桩
    zhuāng

    stump / stake / pile / classifier for events, cases, transactions, affairs etc

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.