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act in collusion with; wallow in the mire with; collaborate in evildoing; [New Book in the South by Qian Yi: During the Tang Dynasty (618-907), a man by the name of Cui Xie sat in an imperial examination, and was matriculated by the examiner named Cui Hang. Hence the sarcastic remark: ‘Examiner Hang and examinee Xie are from the same family’.]

hàng xiè yī qì

沆 瀣 一 气

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derogact in collusion with; wallow in the mire with; collaborate in evildoing; [New Book in the South by Qian Yi: During the Tang Dynasty (618-907), a man by the name of Cui Xie sat in an imperial examination, and was matriculated by the examiner named Cui Hang. Hence the sarcastic remark: ‘Examiner Hang and examinee Xie are from the same family’.]
- nà xiē hé tā men hàng xiè yī qì de guó jiā
  那些和他们沆瀣一气的国家
  every nation that sides with them
- tā men hàng xiè yī qì pò shǐ rén mín bì shēng zhí
  他们沆瀣一气，迫使人民币升值。
  They act evilly in collusion with each compelling us to make RMB appreciation.
- nà xiē rén hàng xiè yī qì zuò zhe huài shì
  那些人沆瀣一气做着坏事。
  Those people collaborated in evildoing.
synonym
tóng liú hé wū同流合污 láng bèi wéi jiān狼狈为奸 chòu wèi xiāng tóu臭味相投 chuàn tōng yī qì串通一气 hú qún gǒu dǎng狐群狗党 péng bǐ wéi jiān朋比为奸 māo shǔ tóng mián猫鼠同眠
antonym
zhì tóng dào hé志同道合 gān dǎn xiāng zhào肝胆相照 jīng chéng tuán jié精诚团结 zé shàn ér cóng择善而从

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