照騙

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Chinese

according to; in accordance with; to shine
according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph
 
to cheat; to swindle; to deceive
to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to fool
 
trad. (照騙)
simp. (照骗)

Etymology

From 照片 (zhàopiàn, “photo”), by replacing (piàn) with its Mandarin homophone (piàn, “to deceive; to fool”). Became widespread during the COVID-19 pandemic due to increased online presence.

Pronunciation


Noun

照騙

  1. (neologism, slang, humorous) photo that does not truthfully reflect a person's actual appearance; photoshopped photos