act in collusion; work hand in glove (for evil)
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesidiom
to be in cahoots; to collude in evil-doing
neutralThis idiom, derived from a folktale about the wolf (狼) and a mythical creature 'bei' (狈), vividly describes two bad actors who rely on each other to do evil. It carries a strong negative connotation.
Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
tān贪
guān官
láng狼
bèi狈
wéi为
jiān奸
，
qīn侵
tūn吞
le了
dà大
liàng量
gōng公
kuǎn款
。
The two corrupt officials were in cahoots and embezzled a large amount of public funds.
Nà那
huǒ伙
piàn骗
zi子
jīng经
cháng常
láng狼
bèi狈
wéi为
jiān奸
，
shè设
xià下
gè各
zhǒng种
quān圈
tào套
。
Those swindlers often work hand in glove, setting up various traps.
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Diàn电
yǐng影
lǐ里
，
è恶
gùn棍
hé和
tā他
de的
shǒu手
xià下
zǒng总
shì是
láng狼
bèi狈
wéi为
jiān奸
。
In the movie, the villain and his henchmen are always colluding.
Tā他
men们
láng狼
bèi狈
wéi为
jiān奸
，
cāo操
zòng纵
shì市
chǎng场
jià价
gé格
，
zuì最
zhōng终
shòu受
dào到
le了
fǎ法
lǜ律
de的
yán严
chéng惩
。
They colluded to manipulate market prices and were severely punished by the law in the end.
Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
bù部
mén门
de的
guǎn管
lǐ理
zhě者
láng狼
bèi狈
wéi为
jiān奸
，
shǐ使
de得
zhěng整
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
fǔ腐
bài败
。
The managers of these two departments acted in collusion, filling the entire project with corruption.