招摇撞骗

Traditional: 招搖撞騙

zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority

What does 招摇撞骗 mean?

招摇撞骗 (zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority

Character breakdown

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招zhāoto recruit · to provoke 摇Yáosurname Yao 撞zhuàngto knock against · to bump into 骗piànto cheat · to swindle

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招摇撞骗

zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn

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