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電信詐騙

简电信诈骗 · 繁電信詐騙

Mandarin · pinyin diàn xìn zhà piàn

wire fraud

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電: Look up this written character
信: xìn · trust, believe; letter
詐: Look up this written character
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电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
诈: zhà · cheat, defraud, swindle; trick
骗: piàn · swindle, cheat out of, defraud

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4–4–4–4 · dian4 xin4 zha4 pian4

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noun

phone fraud
(Internet slang, humorous) rickroll

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