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唱雙簧

简唱双簧 · 繁唱雙簧

Mandarin · pinyin chàng shuāng huáng

lit. to sing a duet
fig. to collaborate with sb
also used satirically: to play second fiddle to

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唱: chàng · sing, chant, call; ditty, song
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簧: huáng · reed of woodwind instrument
双: shuāng · set of two, pair, couple; both

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4–1–2 · chang4 shuang1 huang2

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coeng3 soeng1 wong2

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verb

(literal) to perform shuanghuang (a two-man comic show)
(figurative, of two parties, often derogatory) to collaborate with each other; to scheme and put on a show together, often to cover up or deceive others

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