錢騾
Chinese
editcoin; money | mule | ||
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trad. (錢騾) | 錢 | 騾 | |
simp. (钱骡) | 钱 | 骡 |
Etymology
editLikely calque of English money mule.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciánluó
- Wade–Giles: chʻien2-lo2
- Yale: chyán-lwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanluo
- Palladius: цяньло (cjanʹlo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
edit錢騾
- (Singapore) money mule
- 2023 April 19, Lianhe Zaobao, 国会修正两法案防诈骗 提供银行户头助可疑交易或构成洗钱罪 [Parliament [Proposes] to Amend 2 Acts to Suppress Scams, Providing Bank Account to Assist in Suspicious Transaction May Constitute Money Laundering][1]:
- 騙案日益猖獗,錢騾成了騙子轉移贓款的重要工具。2020年至2022年間,警方調查了逾1萬9000名錢騾,但因為難以證明他們的犯罪意圖,只有不到250人最終被控上法庭。 [MSC, trad.]
- Piàn'àn rìyì chāngjué, qiánluó chéng le piànzǐ zhuǎnyí zāngkuǎn de zhòngyào gōngjù. 2020 nián zhì 2022 nián jiān, jǐngfāng diàochá le yú 1 wàn 9000 míng qiánluó, dàn yīnwèi nányǐ zhèngmíng tāmen de fànzuì yìtú, zhǐyǒu bùdào 250 rén zuìzhōng bèi kòng shàng fǎtíng. [Pinyin]
- Scams are more rampant these days, and money mules become important tools to transfer defrauded money to scammers. The police investigated over 19000 money mules between 2020 and 2022. As it was hard to prove their criminal intent, only under 250 were charged in court.
骗案日益猖獗,钱骡成了骗子转移赃款的重要工具。2020年至2022年间,警方调查了逾1万9000名钱骡,但因为难以证明他们的犯罪意图,只有不到250人最终被控上法庭。 [MSC, simp.]