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招搖撞騙
- to pass oneself off as someone prominent and swindle people
我是對得天的，從不敢起這要錢的念頭。只是奴才在外招搖撞騙，鬧出事來我就吃不住了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
我是对得天的，从不敢起这要钱的念头。只是奴才在外招摇撞骗，闹出事来我就吃不住了。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18th century CE
- Wǒ shì duì dé tiān de, cóng bùgǎn qǐ zhè yào qián de niàntou. Zhǐshì núcái zàiwài zhāoyáozhuàngpiàn, nào chū shì lái wǒ jiù chībùzhù le.
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你若借此招搖撞騙，可要置你於死地！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
你若借此招摇撞骗，可要置你于死地！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: 1907 CE, Liu E, The Travels of Lao Can
- Nǐ ruò jiè cǐ zhāoyáozhuàngpiàn, kě yào zhì nǐ yú sǐdì!
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冒充人民警察招搖撞騙的，依照前款的規定從重處罰。 [MSC, trad.]
冒充人民警察招摇撞骗的，依照前款的规定从重处罚。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 1997, 《中华人民共和国刑法》
- Màochōng rénmín jǐngchá zhāoyáozhuàngpiàn de, yīzhào qián kuǎn de guīdìng cóngzhòng chùfá.
- Whoever impersonates a people's policeman to go about and deceive people shall be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.