Word information
Simplified碰瓷
Traditional碰瓷
Pinyinpèng cí
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Chinese word dictionary
碰瓷
pèng cí · (coll.) to scam sb by setting up an "accident" in which one appears to have sustained damage or injury caused by the scam victim, then demanding compensation (variations include putting "expensive" porcelain in a place where it is likely to be knocked over by passers-by, and stepping into the path of a slow-moving car)
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