照騙

照騙

Chinese

		according to; in accordance with; to shine according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph	to cheat; to swindle; to deceive to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to fool
trad. (照騙)		照	騙
simp. (照骗)		照	骗

Etymology

From 照片 (zhàopiàn, “photo”), by replacing 片 (piàn) with its Mandarin homophone 騙／骗 (piàn, “to deceive; to fool”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhàopiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhàopiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jawpiann
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhàopiàn
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯˥˩꜒꜔ pʰjɛn˥˩/

Noun

照騙

1. (neologism, slang, humorous) photo that does not truthfully reflect a person's actual appearance