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Mandarin · pinyin diàn zhà

wire fraud (abbr. for 電信詐騙 diàn xìn zhà piàn)

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电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
诈: zhà · cheat, defraud, swindle; trick

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 電信詐騙／电信诈骗 (diànxìn zhàpiàn, “(tele)phone fraud”)

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