开黑店
kāi​hēi​diàn

to run a scam

  • created sense approved 开黑店/開黑店 · kāi​hēi​diàn · to run a scam — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开黑店 / 開黑店

    kāi​hēi​diàn

    to run a scam

    (figurative) to carry out a scam; to run a protection racket; to charge exorbitant prices for goods or services. Literally, to run an inn that kills and robs guests, as common in traditional fiction.

    开, 黑店

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to set up 黑店 (literal) → 黑店 · hēi​diàn · murderous inn

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