shill; decoy; accomplice in a scam
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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a shill; a confederate who poses as a customer or bystander to entice others into a scam or fraudulent deal
dialectChiefly used in Northern Chinese dialects (especially Beijing). The term often refers to accomplices in street scams, rigged auctions, or fraudulent sales who pretend to be interested customers to create a false sense of legitimacy or urgency.
Nà那
gè个
mài卖
jiǎ假
gǔ古
dǒng董
de的
páng旁
biān边
zhàn站
zhe着
hǎo好
jǐ几
gè个
tuō托
r儿
。
There were several shills standing next to that vendor selling fake antiques.
Bié别
xìn信
tā他
，
tā他
bā八
chéng成
shì是
lǎo老
bǎn板
gù雇
lái来
de的
tuō托
r儿
。
Don't trust him; he's most likely a shill hired by the boss.
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Jiē街
tóu头
piàn骗
jú局
lǐ里
zǒng总
shǎo少
bù不
liǎo了
jǐ几
gè个
dāng当
tuō托
r儿
de的
。
Street scams always involve several people acting as shills.