pung3 ci4碰瓷
Jyutpingpung3 ci4
Yalepung chìh
Definition
To stage an accident to extort money from someone; to run a "crash for cash" scam.
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How it's used
Originating from Beijing dialect, this term has been widely adopted in Hong Kong to describe staged accidents where scammers feign injury to extort money from drivers. It specifically refers to the act of creating a false victim scenario rather than general theft or robbery. The term often appears in news reports or warnings about road safety and criminal activity.
Examples
Be careful, it looks like there are crash-for-cash scammers around there.
It is really shameless for them to stage a car accident like that to extort money.
Related words
Common phrases
crash-for-cash scammers
Common mistake
Learners should avoid using this to describe simple accidents or genuine injuries, as it implies a deliberate, malicious intent to commit fraud. It is not a synonym for general cheating or lying.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
