collude inside and outside; conspiracy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to collude with insiders and outsiders; internal and external conspiracy
derogatoryVariant form of 里勾外联. Typically carries a strong negative connotation, describing illicit cooperation between people inside an organization and those outside for fraud, theft, or other improper gains.
Tā他
men们
lǐ里
gōu勾
wài外
lián连
，
dào盗
zǒu走
le了
gōng公
sī司
de的
jī机
mì密
wén文
jiàn件
。
They colluded inside and outside to steal the company's confidential documents.
Zhè这
gè个
fàn犯
zuì罪
tuán团
huǒ伙
lǐ里
gōu勾
wài外
lián连
，
zuò作
àn案
shǒu手
fǎ法
shí十
fēn分
jiǎo狡
huá猾
。
This criminal gang colluded internally and externally, and their methods were very cunning.
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Wèi为
le了
fáng防
zhǐ止
lǐ里
gōu勾
wài外
lián连
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
fā发
shēng生
，
gōng公
sī司
jiā加
qiáng强
le了
nèi内
bù部
jiān监
guǎn管
。
To prevent internal and external collusion, the company strengthened internal supervision.