lǐ yìng wài hé
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  • make use of inside assistance for an attack from outside

    • lǐ yìng wài hé dǎo huǐ fěi cháo

      里应外合捣毁匪巢

      use inside assistance to attack a bandit's lair

    • zhè qǐ qiǎng jié yī dìng shì lǐ yìng wài hé

      抢劫一定里应外合

      Someone on the inside must have helped with the robbery.

    • tā men lǐ yìng wài hé bǎ shí jú gǎo de wū yān zhàng qì

      他们里应外合时局乌烟瘴气

      Working in collusion, one from within and the other from without, they created pandemonium.

Word usage

  • Note
    1."应" cannot be pronounced as "yīng" in "里应外合"; 2."合" cannot be written as "和".