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狼狽為奸

简狼狈为奸 · 繁狼狽為奸

Mandarin · pinyin láng bèi wéi jiān

villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)

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2–4–2–1 · lang2 bei4 wei2 jian1

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long4 bui3 wai4 gaan1

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(figurative) to act in collusion with each other; to work hand in glove with somebody (to nefarious ends)