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庞氏骗局

Páng shì piàn júdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Ponzi scheme
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-357a9fb9884a4fab. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

龐氏騙局 庞氏骗局 [Pang2 shi4 pian4 ju2] /Ponzi scheme/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 龐氏騙局

  • 庞
    páng

    (bound form) huge / (bound form) numerous and disordered / (bound form) face

    Páng

    surname Pang

  • 氏
    shì

    (bound form) family name / surname (as in 王氏[Wáng shì] "the Wang clan") / (bound form) maiden name / née (as in 李王氏[Lǐ Wáng shì] "Mrs. Li, née Wang") / (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures

    zhī

    used in 月氏[Yuè zhī] / used in 閼氏|阏氏[yān zhī]

  • 骗
    piàn

    to cheat / to swindle / to deceive / to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over

  • 局
    jú

    narrow / office / situation / classifier for games: match, set, round etc / cramped / narrow

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.