daa2 tung4 tung1打同通

Jyutpingdaa2 tung4 tung1

Yaledá tùhng tūng

Definition

To conspire, collude, or secretly collaborate with someone.

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How it's used

Implies a secretive, often malicious collaboration between two or more parties to achieve a dishonest goal. It carries a stronger negative connotation than simply working together, as it specifically highlights the illicit nature of the alliance. The term is almost exclusively used in informal, spoken contexts to describe shady behavior.

Examples

keoi5佢dei6哋loeng5兩go3個am3暗zung1中daa2打tung4同tung1通，soeng2想aak3呃gung1公si1司cin2錢。

The two of them are conspiring in secret to cheat the company out of money.

nei5你hai6係mai6咪tung4同keoi5佢daa2打tung4同tung1通，gaap3夾maai4埋lai4嚟zing2整gu2蠱ngo5我aa4呀？

Are you conspiring with him to play a prank on me?

Common phrases

am3暗zung1中daa2打tung4同tung1通

secretly conspire

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 通水, which specifically refers to leaking information or cheating on a test. While both involve secrecy, 打同通 focuses on the act of forming a conspiracy, whereas 通水 is the act of providing the secret information itself.