villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)
trad. 狼狽為奸
Also written 狼狽為奸【láng bèi wéi jiān】
Characters in this word
4狼
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wolf, CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
- Pinyin
- láng
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 2419 of 2500
狈
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a legendary wolf, distressed, wretched
- Pinyin
- bèi
- Traditional
- 狽
- Strokes
- 7
为
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as (in the capacity of), to take sth as, to act as, to serve as, to behave as, to become, to be, to do, by (in the passive voice)
- Pinyin
- wéi
- Traditional
- 為
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 129 of 2500
奸
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wicked, crafty, traitor, variant of 姦|奸[jian1]
- Pinyin
- jiān
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 27449 of 2500