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狼狽為奸 (long4 bui3 wai4 gaan1) — act in collusion (or cahoots) with each other in Cantonese

longˎ₄狼bui˗₃狽waiˎ₄為gaanˉ¹奸
简 狼狈为奸
Mandarin Pinyin: lang2 bei4 wei2 jian1

Meaning of 狼狽為奸

nounact in collusion (or cahoots) with each other

Characters in 狼狽為奸

狼long4
wolf
狽bui3
legendary animal with short forelegs
為wai4
used after an adverb for emphasis, e.g. 極為, 頗為
奸gaan1
selfish; unscrupulous; profiteering

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