give and accept in private;give and take under the counter; have underhand dealings; illegally pass things between individuals; illegal transfer of public or private property; make an illicit (/underhand) transfer(/transaction); offer and accept bribes in secret
❍ 你们怎么拿公家的东西～？ How can you make an illicit transfer of public property?
私相授受
privately give and accept; illegally pass things between individuals;make an illicit transfer
私相授受sī xiānɡ shòu shòu
授：给予；受：接受。私下里一个给予，一个接受。指不合法的互相给予和接受。make an illicit transfer, give under cover payments, give and accept in private