碰瓷 in English peng4 ci2 Meaning

Meanings

  • (informally) to scam somebody by setting up an "accident" in which one appears to have sustained damage or injury caused by the scam victim, then demanding compensation (variations include putting "expensive" porcelain in a place where it is likely to be knocked over by passers-by, and stepping into the path of a slow-moving car)

Simplified Characters

碰 瓷

Traditional Characters

碰 瓷

Pinyin

peng4 ci2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

碰peng4variant of 碰[peng4] 瓷ci2chinaware