暗自 [－－]

Jyutping am3 zi6
Pinyin àn zì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. inwardly
  2. to oneself
  3. secretly
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    自己​，​偷偷​哋​，​私下
    by oneself, secretly
    • 雖然佢係我好朋友，但我都係不禁暗自慶幸，佢呢家重病，冇人同我爭做主角。
      虽然佢系我好朋友，但我都系不禁暗自庆幸，佢呢家重病，冇人同我争做主角。
      seoi1 jin4 keoi5 hai6 ngo5 hou2 pang4 jau5, daan6 ngo5 dou1 hai6 bat1 gam3 am3 zi6 hing3 hang6, keoi5 ni1 gaa1 cung5 beng6, mou5 jan4 tung4 ngo5 zaang1 zou6 zyu2 gok3.
      Even though she's my close friend, I still couldn't help rejoicing at the fact that, she's now so severely sick and no one is going to compete with me over the leading role.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    secretly; mentally; to oneself
    • 我暗自笑了。
      我暗自笑了。
      wǒ àn zì xiào le ．
      I laughed to myself.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    玛丽暗自发笑。
    瑪麗暗自發笑。
    mǎ lì àn zì fā xiào 。
    • Mary chuckled to herself.
    • Mary laughed up her sleeve.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    虽然佢系我好朋友，但我都系不禁暗自庆幸，佢呢家重病，冇人同我争做主角。
    雖然佢係我好朋友，但我都係不禁暗自慶幸，佢呢家重病，冇人同我爭做主角。
    seoi1 jin4 keoi5 hai6 ngo5 hou2 pang4 jau5, daan6 ngo5 dou1 hai6 bat1 gam3 am3 zi6 hing3 hang6, keoi5 ni1 gaa1 cung5 beng6, mou5 jan4 tung4 ngo5 zaang1 zou6 zyu2 gok3.
    • Even though she's my close friend, I still couldn't help rejoicing at the fact that, she's now so severely sick and no one is going to compete with me over the leading role.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我暗自笑了。
    我暗自笑了。
    wǒ àn zì xiào le ．
    • I laughed to myself.