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上當受騙

简上当受骗 · 繁上當受騙

Mandarin · pinyin shàng dàng shòu piàn

(idiom) to be duped; to get scammed

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
當: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
受: shòu · receive, accept, get; bear, stand
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当: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
骗: piàn · swindle, cheat out of, defraud

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4–4–4–4 · shang4 dang4 shou4 pian4

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