鉤黨 [钩党]

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Pinyin gōu dǎng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literary
    to form [sew] a clique, a conspiracy, see Disasters of the Partisan Prohibitions
    • 鈎黨者，即黨人也
      钩党者，即党人也
      gōu dǎng zhě ， jí dǎng rén yě
      The people who form cliques are men of faction