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坑蒙拐骗

kēng mēng guǎi piàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to swindle, scam and deceive
Sources & editorial notes

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-87c83ae8c88f03c6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

坑蒙拐騙 坑蒙拐骗 [keng1 meng1 guai3 pian4] /(idiom) to swindle, scam and deceive/

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Other forms in these source records: 坑蒙拐騙

  • 坑
    kēng

    pit / hollow / depression / (mining) pit / shaft / tunnel / (literary) to bury alive / (coll.) to cheat / to scam / to screw over

  • 蒙
    méng

    (literary) sincere / honest / genuine / drizzle / mist / blind / dim-sighted / to cover / ignorant / to suffer (misfortune) / to receive (a favor) / to cheat

    mēng

    to deceive / to cheat / to hoodwink / to make a wild guess / (knocked) unconscious / dazed / stunned

    Méng

    surname Meng

    Měng

    Mongol ethnic group / abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Měng gǔ guó] / Taiwan pr. [Méng]

  • 拐
    guǎi

    to turn (a corner etc) / to kidnap / to swindle / to misappropriate / seven (used as a substitute for 七[qī]) / cane / walking stick / crutch / old man's staff

  • 骗
    piàn

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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.