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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries骗局
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: piàn jú
"这个复杂的投资项目是一个彻头彻尾的骗局。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A trick or deception designed to cheat someone out of money or secure an unfair advantage.
"The investment opportunity turned out to be an elaborate scam and a total con."
- 1
To persuade someone to do or believe something by means of a deception.
"He managed to con several elderly residents into handing over their savings."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as an abbreviation of the 19th-century American English word 'confidence game', stemming from Latin 'confidentia'. Over time, it evolved from describing a scheme built on trust into a general term for any swindle, fraud, or deception.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Con" is said worldwide
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escroquerie
Transliteration: es.kʁɔ.ɡʁi
"Cette offre alléchante n'était qu'une escroquerie."
Betrug
Transliteration: bəˈtʁuːk
"Die vermeintliche Investition erwies sich als Betrug."
truffa
Transliteration: ˈtruf.fa
"Quella proposta commerciale era una vera truffa."
estafa
Transliteration: esˈta.fa
"Cayeron en una estafa muy bien organizada."
golpe
Transliteration: ˈɡol.pi
"Eles caíram em um golpe financeiro complexo."
धोखाधड़ी
Transliteration: dhokhādhadī
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह बड़ा घोटाला एक सोची-समझी धोखाधड़ी थी।"
骗局
Transliteration: piàn jú
Script: 中文汉字
"这个复杂的投资项目是一个彻头彻尾的骗局。"
사기
Transliteration: sagi
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 정교한 계획은 결국 거대한 사기로 밝혀졌다."
詐欺
Transliteration: sagi
Script: 日本語
"その手の込んだ計画は完全に詐欺だった。"
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