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沆瀣一氣

简沆瀣一气 · 繁沆瀣一氣

Mandarin · pinyin hàng xiè yī qì

to act in collusion (idiom); in cahoots with
villains will look after one another

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沆: hàng · a ferry; fog; flowing
瀣: xiè · sea mist; vapor
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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4–4–1–4 · hang4 xie4 yi1 qi4

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(derogatory, literary) to act in collusion; to gang up

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