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Definition
Swindler or con artist.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to someone who uses deceptive tricks or scams to cheat others out of money or trust. It carries a slightly more streetwise or informal nuance than the more generic term 騙子. You will often hear it used as a warning when someone is suspected of being a fraudster.
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Be careful, that person is a con artist.
Why did you believe what that swindler said?
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Common phrases
to encounter a con artist
beware of swindlers
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the verb 撞棍, which can mean to bump into a stick or, metaphorically, to run into an unexpected obstacle or bad luck. Context is essential to distinguish between the noun for a person and the action of hitting something.
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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.
