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沆瀣一气

hàng xiè yī qìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to act in collusion (idiom) / in cahoots with / villains will look after one another
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-079c5b1b32232209. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

沆瀣一氣 沆瀣一气 [hang4 xie4 yi1 qi4] /to act in collusion (idiom); in cahoots with/villains will look after one another/

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Other forms in these source records: 沆瀣一氣

  • 沆
    hàng

    a ferry / fog / flowing

  • 瀣
    xiè

    mist / vapor

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 气
    qì

    gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi

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