阴阳合同 yīn yáng hé tóng

dual contracts to cheat tax or law

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a deal where the parties collude to sign an under-the-table "yin contract" 阴合同 as well as an ostensibly genuine "yang contract" 阳合同 in order to deceive authorities

Characters

Character Meaning
阴 yīn HSK 2
overcast (weather); cloudy
阳 yáng HSK 3
Yang, opposite: 阴yīn; sun; male principle (Taoism)
合 hé HSK 4
to join; to fit; to close
同 tóng HSK 1
same; together; with