勾結

勾結

1. to collude with; to conspire; to gang up with; to collaborate (to voluntarily cooperate treasonably)

   抗日戰爭期間，漢奸汪精衛勾結日本，成立傀儡政權協助日軍侵華。 [MSC, trad.]
   抗日战争期间，汉奸汪精卫勾结日本，成立傀儡政权协助日军侵华。 [MSC, simp.]

   Kàngrìzhànzhēng qījiān, hànjiān Wāngjīngwèi gōujié rìběn, chénglì kuǐlěizhèngquán xiézhù rìjūn qīnhuá. [Pinyin]

   During the Sino-Japanese war, traitor Wang Jingwei collaborated with the Japanese by establishing a puppet regime and aided the Japanese's invasion of China.

   • 社會主義國家內部的反動派同帝國主義者互相勾結，利用人民內部的矛盾，挑撥離間，興風作浪，企圖實現他們的陰謀。 [MSC, trad.]
     社会主义国家内部的反动派同帝国主义者互相勾结，利用人民内部的矛盾，挑拨离间，兴风作浪，企图实现他们的阴谋。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1957, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《關於正確處理人民內部矛盾的問題》 (On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Shèhuì zhǔyì guójiā nèibù de fǎndòngpài tóng dìguó zhǔyìzhě hùxiāng gōujié, lìyòng rénmín nèibù de máodùn, tiǎobōlíjiàn, xīngfēngzuòlàng, qǐtú shíxiàn tāmen de yīnmóu. [Pinyin]

     It was a case of the reactionaries inside a socialist country, in league with the imperialists, attempting to achieve their conspiratorial aims by taking advantage of contradictions among the people to foment dissension and stir up disorder.