招搖撞騙
zhāo​yáo​zhuàng​piàn

to swindle by posing as a VIP

  • created sense approved 招摇撞骗/招搖撞騙 · zhāo​yáo​zhuàng​piàn · to swindle by posing as a VIP — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    招摇撞骗 / 招搖撞騙

    zhāo​yáo​zhuàng​piàn

    to swindle by posing as a VIP

    (idiom) to swindle or dupe people by passing oneself off as a figure of authority or an influential person

    招摇 (literal) → 招摇/招搖 · zhāo​yáo · to show off 撞骗 (literal) → 撞骗/撞騙 · zhuàng​piàn · to swindle

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