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招摇撞骗

zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn

4-character word Traditional 招搖撞騙

What 招摇撞骗 means

1. idiomto dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority

The characters in 招摇撞骗

• 招zhāoto recruit; to provoke; to beckon
• 摇yáoto shake; to rock; to row
• 撞zhuàngto knock against; to bump into; to run into
• 骗piànto cheat; to swindle; to deceive

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