evildoers collude; mutual aid in wrongdoing
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
evildoers help one another; villains collude to commit evil
formalA classical idiom with a strong negative connotation, often used to describe corrupt officials, criminals, or malicious groups who cooperate to achieve evil ends. Formal and literary register.
Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
fǔ腐
bài败
guān官
yuán员
tóng同
è恶
xiāng相
jì济
，
zài在
dāng当
dì地
xíng形
chéng成
le了
páng庞
dà大
de的
lì利
yì益
jí集
tuán团
。
These two corrupt officials colluded to form a massive interest group in the locality.
Wèi为
le了
fáng防
zhǐ止
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
tóng同
è恶
xiāng相
jì济
，
jǐng警
fāng方
jué决
dìng定
jiāng将
tā他
men们
fēn分
bié别
guān关
yā押
。
To prevent the suspects from colluding, the police decided to detain them separately.
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Nà那
xiē些
hēi黑
bāng帮
chéng成
yuán员
tóng同
è恶
xiāng相
jì济
，
gěi给
shè社
qū区
dài带
lái来
le了
jí极
dà大
de的
wēi危
hài害
。
Those gang members aided each other in evil, bringing great harm to the community.