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沆 (hàng) — (literary) vast expanse of water; fog; (modern, in 沆瀣一气) collusion between like-minded people

Definition

Bound literary character with no standalone use — only appears in the idiom 沆瀣一气 (collusion between scoundrels). Its older sense 'vast water / fog' is archaic and rarely seen alone.

bound form
(literary) vast expanse of waterfog(modern, in 沆瀣一气) collusion between like-minded people

Examples

  • ，。
    Tā men liǎng gè rén hàng xiè yí qì, zuò le hěn duō huài shì.
    The two of them colluded and did many bad things.
  • 。
    Dú zhě pī píng zhè qún zhèng kè hàng xiè yí qì.
    Readers criticized this group of politicians for being in cahoots.
  • “沆”。
    Gǔ wén lǐ "hàng" zì zhǐ dà shuǐ huò wù qì.
    In classical texts, the character '沆' refers to vast water or fog.
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