collude between inside and outside; conspire
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to collude between inside and outside; to conspire between insiders and outsiders
derogatoryA derogatory idiom describing secret collaboration between people inside an organization and those outside, often for illicit purposes. Also written as 里勾外连.
Tā他
men们
lǐ里
gōu勾
wài外
lián联
，
dào盗
zǒu走
le了
gōng公
sī司
de的
jī机
mì密
wén文
jiàn件
。
They colluded between inside and outside to steal the company's confidential documents.
Yào要
yán严
chéng惩
nà那
xiē些
lǐ里
gōu勾
wài外
lián联
、
tān贪
wū污
shòu受
huì贿
de的
guān官
yuán员
。
We must severely punish officials who collude with outsiders and engage in corruption and bribery.
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Zhè这
jiā家
qǐ企
yè业
lǐ里
gōu勾
wài外
lián连
，
cháng长
qī期
táo逃
shuì税
lòu漏
shuì税
。
This enterprise colluded internally and externally to evade taxes for a long time.