Discussion of 碰瓷 [pèng cí] (northern dialect) to pick a quarrel, to find fault

Discussion of 碰瓷

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碰瓷 is practiced by extortionists who often play a role of the victim aiming at obtaining compensation. Originally, 碰瓷 refers to when impoverished aristocrats in late Qing dynasty went on strolling on the street with precious chinaware in their hands.They would seek opportunities of chipping or breaking the chinaware and blamed it onto a passerby so that he could ask for compensation.

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