明岗暗哨

Traditional form:

明崗暗哨

Pinyin (reading):

mínggǎng'ànshào

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 岗 - post; position
• 暗 - dark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert
• 哨 - to whistle; to chirp

Traditional characters:

• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
• 崗 - post; position
• 暗 - dark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert
• 哨 - to whistle; to chirp