chāi​bái

to swindle

  • created sense approved 拆白 · chāi​bái · to swindle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拆白

    chāi​bái

    to swindle

    To swindle or cheat people out of money and property; originally used in the Wu dialect area.

    拆 (literal) → 拆 · chāi · to take apart 白 (literal) → 白 · bái · white

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 拆白 · chāi​bái · swindler — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拆白

    chāi​bái

    swindler

    A person who swindles others out of money and property.

    拆 (literal) → 拆 · chāi · to take apart 白 (literal) → 白 · bái · white

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense