一唱一和 (yī chàng yī hé) — to echo each other (especially in an artificial or conspiratorial way), to act in collusion
Definition
An idiom for two people echoing each other, often with the sense that they planned it — a negative, conspiratorial ‘back-and-forth’, not neutral cooperation.
idiom
to echo each other (especially in an artificial or conspiratorial way)to act in collusion
Examples
- 一唱一和，。Tā men liǎ zài huì yì shàng yī chàng yī hé, pèi hé dé hěn míng xiǎn.The two of them echoed each other at the meeting, coordinating very obviously.
- 一唱一和，。Bié tīng tā men yī chàng yī hé de huà, nà shì shāng liang hǎo de.Don't listen to their back-and-forth — it's all pre-arranged.
- 一唱一和，。Lǎo bǎn hé jīng lǐ yī chàng yī hé, bǎ zé rèn tuī gěi le yuán gōng.The boss and the manager echoed each other, shifting the blame to the employees.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side
Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.
One 唱 and the other 和, echoing each other.
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