Word information
Simplified狼狈为奸
Traditional狼狽為奸
Pinyinláng bèi wéi jiān
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
狼狈为奸
láng bèi wéi jiān · villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)
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