Chinese

		to conspire to do evil	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	traitor
trad. (朋比為奸)		朋比	為	奸
simp. (朋比为奸)		朋比	为	奸

Idiom

朋比為奸

1. to conspire; to gang up; to form a faction for evil purposes
   • 後張讓、趙忠、封諝、段珪、曹節、侯覽、蹇碩、程曠、夏惲、郭勝十人朋比為奸，號為「十常侍」。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     后张让、赵忠、封諝、段圭、曹节、侯览、蹇硕、程旷、夏恽、郭胜十人朋比为奸，号为“十常侍”。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th century CE

     Hòu Zhāng Ràng, Zhào Zhōng, Fēng Xū, Duàn Guī, Cáo Jié, Hóu Lǎn, Jiǎn Shuò, Chéng Kuàng, Xià Yùn, Guō Shèng shí rén péngbǐwèijiān, hào wèi "Shíchángshì". [Pinyin]

     Later Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Feng Xu, Duan Gui, Cao Jie, Hou Lan, Jian Shuo, Cheng Kuang, Xia Yun, and Guo Sheng formed a faction for evil purposes; they were called the "Ten Attendants".