分赃 (fēn zāng) — to divide the spoils, to split the loot (of a crime)
Definition
A verb meaning to divide loot or illegal gains among co-conspirators after a crime. It is a fixed legal/criminal term — the 赃 refers to stolen goods or bribery money, so it never applies to ordinary sharing.
verb
to divide the spoilsto split the loot (of a crime)
Examples
- 分赃。Tā men zuò àn hòu mǎ shàng kāi shǐ fēn zāng.They started dividing the spoils right after the crime.
- 。Jǐ gè rén fēn le zāng jiù gè zì táo pǎo le.The few people split the loot and then each fled separately.
- 。Zhè liǎng gè tuán huǒ yīn wèi fēn zāng bù jūn dǎ qǐ lái le.These two gangs started fighting because the spoils were divided unevenly.
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