八百長やおちょう

noun

match fixing; fixed game; put-up job

Refers to a prearranged outcome in sports, games, or contests where the result is secretly decided beforehand. Often used in sumo, martial arts, and other competitive contexts. The term originates from a Meiji-era greengrocer's nickname.

• その相撲すもうの取とり組くみは八百長やおちょうだったと疑うたがわれている。

  That sumo bout is suspected of having been fixed.

• 八百長やおちょうが発はっ覚かくして、選せん手しゅは出しゅつ場じょう停てい止しになった。

  The match fixing was uncovered, and the athlete was suspended.