朋比为奸 colluding for evil
Explanation
指坏人互相勾结，一起做坏事。
Refers to bad people colluding together to do bad things.
Origin Story
话说唐朝时期，有个叫李绛的清官，他为人正直，一心为民。当时朝中有很多贪官污吏，他们朋比为奸，互相包庇，鱼肉百姓，民不聊生。李绛为了改变这种状况，开始大力整治贪污腐败，打击这些朋比为奸的官员。他常常深入民间，调查了解民情，收集证据，揭露他们的罪行。由于李绛证据确凿，加上他深得百姓拥戴，那些贪官污吏最终受到了应有的惩罚。李绛的清廉正直，不仅给百姓带来了安宁，也为后世留下了宝贵的精神财富。
In the Tang Dynasty, there was an honest official named Li Jiang, who was upright and devoted to the people. At that time, there were many corrupt officials in the court, who colluded with each other, shielded each other, and oppressed the people. The people lived a hard life. To change this situation, Li Jiang began to vigorously fight corruption and crack down on these colluding officials. He often went among the people, investigated public sentiment, collected evidence, and exposed their crimes. Because Li Jiang's evidence was conclusive and he enjoyed the support of the people, those corrupt officials were finally punished. Li Jiang's integrity and uprightness not only brought peace to the people, but also left precious spiritual wealth for posterity.
Usage
用来形容坏人互相勾结，做坏事。
Used to describe bad people colluding to do bad things.
Examples
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他们朋比为奸，欺压百姓。
tamen pengbi weijian, qiyabaixing.
They colluded to oppress the people.
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这伙人朋比为奸，干尽坏事。
zhe huo ren pengbi weijian, ganjin huaishi
This group of people colluded and did all sorts of bad things.