招搖撞騙 [－摇－骗]

Jyutping ziu1 jiu4 zong6 pin3
Pinyin zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to bluff; to go around scamming people
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    借名​炫耀​，​到​處白​撞​詐​騙​。
    to deceive and beguile
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to pass oneself off as someone prominent and swindle people
    • 冒充人民警察招搖撞騙的，依照前款的規定從重處罰。
      冒充人民警察招摇撞骗的，依照前款的规定从重处罚。
      mào chōng rén mín jǐng chá zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn de ， yī zhào qián kuǎn de guī dìng cóng zhòng chù fá ．
      Whoever impersonates a people's policeman to go about and deceive people shall be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶个神棍成日话自己系菩萨化身，招摇撞骗。
    嗰個神棍成日話自己係菩薩化身，招搖撞騙。
    go2 go3 san4 gwan3 seng4 jat6 waa6 zi6 gei2 hai6 pou4 saat3 faa3 san1, ziu1 jiu4 zong6 pin3.
    • That swindler claims to be an incarnation of Bodhisattva.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    冒充人民警察招摇撞骗的，依照前款的规定从重处罚。
    冒充人民警察招搖撞騙的，依照前款的規定從重處罰。
    mào chōng rén mín jǐng chá zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn de ， yī zhào qián kuǎn de guī dìng cóng zhòng chù fá ．
    • Whoever impersonates a people's policeman to go about and deceive people shall be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.