跑台子
pǎo​tái​zi

to steal from counters

  • created sense approved 跑台子/跑檯子 · pǎo​tái​zi · to steal from counters — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    跑台子 / 跑檯子

    pǎo​tái​zi

    to steal from counters

    to steal money or property from a shop or bank counter during business hours, often by distracting the victim

    跑, 台子

    跑 (literal) → 跑 · pǎo · to run around 台子 (literal) → 台子/臺子 · tái​zi · platform

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 跑台子/跑檯子 · pǎo​tái​zi · bank pickpocket — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    跑台子 / 跑檯子

    pǎo​tái​zi

    bank pickpocket

    a thief who specializes in stealing from customers or counters at financial institutions or shops

    跑 (literal) → 跑 · pǎo · to run around 台子 (literal) → 台子/臺子 · tái​zi · platform

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

    created sense