阴阳合同
Traditional form:
陰陽合同
Pinyin (reading):
yīnyánghétóng
Definitions:
- a deal where the parties collude to sign an under-the-table "yin contract" 陰合同／阴合同 as well as an ostensibly genuine "yang contract" 陽合同／阳合同 in order to deceive authorities
Characters:
- 阴 - the female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implicit, secret
- 阳 - the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open
- 合 - to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
- 同 - same, similar; together with, alike
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