shill; decoy; accomplice
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
shill; decoy; accomplice; stooge
dialectA dialectal term (often Southern Mandarin like Sichuanese or Hunanese) referring to a person or animal used as bait to trick others, typically in scams or sales schemes. It implies deception and collusion.
Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
zhǎo找
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
gè个
méi媒
zi子
jiǎ假
zhuāng装
gù顾
kè客
，
xī吸
yǐn引
lù路
rén人
jìn进
diàn店
。
This shop hired several shills to pretend to be customers to attract passersby into the store.
Nà那
gè个
gǔ古
dǒng董
piàn骗
jú局
lǐ里
，
méi媒
zi子
jiǎ假
zhuāng装
gāo高
jià价
mǎi买
zǒu走
le了
yī一
jiàn件
jiǎ假
huò货
。
In that antique scam, the stooge pretended to buy a fake item at a high price.
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Zhuā抓
niǎo鸟
de的
shí时
hòu候
，
tā他
men们
yòng用
yī一
zhī只
niǎo鸟
dāng当
méi媒
zi子
，
xī吸
yǐn引
qí其
tā他
niǎo鸟
guò过
lái来
。
When catching birds, they used a bird as a decoy to attract other birds over.