碰瓷 - (coll.) to scam sb by setting up an "accident" in which one appears to have sustained damage or injury caused by the scam victim, then demanding compensation (variations include putting "expensive" porcelain in a place where it is likely to be knocked over by passers-by, and stepping into the path of a slow-moving car) - pèng cí | Definition | ChinesePod.com

碰瓷

pèng cí

Pinyin

Definition

碰瓷

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pèng cí

(coll.) to scam sb by setting up an "accident" in which one appears to have sustained damage or injury caused by the scam victim, then demanding compensation (variations include putting "expensive" porcelain in a place where it is likely to be knocked over by passers-by, and stepping into the path of a slow-moving car)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

pèng

1 variant: 碰 pèng

pèng shàng

1 to run into
2 to come upon
3 to meet

pèng dào

1 to come across
2 to run into
3 to meet
4 to hit

cí qì

1 chinaware
2 porcelain

cí zhuān

1 ceramic tile

Idioms (2)

瞎猫碰上死耗子

xiā māo pèng shàng sǐ hào zi

1 a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom)
2 blind luck

鸡蛋碰石头

jī dàn pèng shí tou

1 lit. an egg colliding with a rock (idiom)
2 fig. to attack sb stronger than oneself
3 to overrate one's abilities

Sample Sentences

哎！也是。要是再遇到个碰瓷的，那真是有理也说不清了。

āi ！yě shì 。yàoshì zài yùdào ge pèngcí de ，nà zhēn shì yǒulǐ yě shuōbuqīng le 。

Agh! Me too. If I were to encounter someone who faked getting hit when they really weren't, it'd be impossible to reason with them.