招摇撞骗 (zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn) — to swindle by posing as a person of authority or influence; to bluff and cheat
Definition
A legal/societal term for the specific scam of flaunting fake status or connections to cheat people out of money — 'to bluff and swindle by posing as someone of authority.'
idiom
to swindle by posing as a person of authority or influenceto bluff and cheat
Examples
- ，招摇撞骗，。Tā mào chōng gāo guān, dào chù zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn, piàn le bù shǎo qián.He impersonated a high-ranking official, swindling everywhere and cheating a lot of money.
- 招摇撞骗，。Zhè ge fàn zuì tuán huǒ zhuān mén zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn, shòu hài zhě dà duō shì lǎo nián rén.This criminal gang specializes in swindling by posing as VIPs, and most of the victims are elderly people.
- ，招摇撞骗。Jǐng fāng tí xǐng shì mín, bú yào qīng xìn nà xiē zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn de piàn zi.The police remind citizens not to trust those swindlers who bluff and cheat.
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