láng
bèi
wéi
jiān

idiom

Meaning of 狼狈为奸

狼狈为奸 means to be in cahoots; to collude in evil-doing. Pronounced láng bèi wéi jiān.

  • to be in cahoots; to collude in evil-doing

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
liǎng
tān
guān
láng
bèi
wéi
jiān
 
qīn
tūn
le
liàng
gōng
kuǎn
 

The two corrupt officials were in cahoots and embezzled a large amount of public funds.

huǒ
piàn
zi
jīng
cháng
láng
bèi
wéi
jiān
 
shè
xià
zhǒng
quān
tào
 

Those swindlers often work hand in glove, setting up various traps.

Diàn
yǐng
 
è
gùn
de
shǒu
xià
zǒng
shì
láng
bèi
wéi
jiān
 

In the movie, the villain and his henchmen are always colluding.

men
láng
bèi
wéi
jiān
 
cāo
zòng
shì
chǎng
jià
 
zuì
zhōng
shòu
dào
le
de
yán
chéng
 

They colluded to manipulate market prices and were severely punished by the law in the end.

Zhè
liǎng
mén
de
guǎn
zhě
láng
bèi
wéi
jiān
 
shǐ使
de
zhěng
xiàng
chōng
mǎn
le
bài
 

The managers of these two departments acted in collusion, filling the entire project with corruption.