gang of swindlers; fraudsters
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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gang of swindlers; fraudsters
dialectOriginally a Shanghai dialect term, now used more broadly to refer to organized groups that swindle people out of their money or property, often through elaborate confidence tricks.
Lǎo老
Shàng上
hǎi海
shí时
qī期
，
chāi拆
bái白
dǎng党
zhuān专
mén门
shè设
jú局
piàn骗
yǒu有
qián钱
rén人
。
In old Shanghai, the 'Chai Bai Dang' specialized in setting up scams to swindle rich people.
Jǐng警
fāng方
zuì最
jìn近
dǎo捣
huǐ毁
le了
yī一
gè个
lì利
yòng用
wǎng网
luò络
jiāo交
yǒu友
de的
chāi拆
bái白
dǎng党
。
The police recently busted a gang of swindlers who used online dating to scam people.
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Zhè这
rén人
kàn看
zhe着
xiàng像
chāi拆
bái白
dǎng党
，
nǐ你
yào要
xiǎo小
xīn心
diǎn点
。
This guy looks like a con man; you should be careful.