唱雙簧

Chinese

		sing; to call loudly; to chant	shuanghuang, a two-man act with one singing or speaking while the other acts out the story
trad. (唱雙簧)		唱	雙簧
simp. (唱双簧)		唱	双簧

唱雙簧

(literal) to perform shuanghuang (a two-man comic show)
(figurative, of two parties, often derogatory) to collaborate with each other; to scheme and put on a show together, often to cover up or deceive others

Dialectal synonyms of 唱雙簧 (“to collude with each other, often to cover up or deceive others”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		唱雙簧, 演雙簧
Mandarin	Taiwan	唱雙簧
Mandarin	Chengdu	演雙簧
Cantonese	Guangzhou	扯貓尾, 掹貓尾
Cantonese	Hong Kong	扯貓尾, 掹貓尾

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