caau1 zaap6抄襲抄袭
Jyutpingcaau1 zaap6
Yalechāau jaahp
Definition
To plagiarize, pirate, or lift someone else's work or ideas.
neutralschoolwork
How it's used
Focuses heavily on academic or creative theft, carrying a strong negative moral weight. While it functions as a formal verb, it is frequently used in casual warnings or discussions about integrity in schools and workplaces. It implies a deliberate act of passing off someone else's intellectual property as one's own.
Examples
You cannot plagiarise other people's homework.
Related words
Common phrases
serious plagiarism
suspected of plagiarism
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 抄寫, which simply means to copy by hand or transcribe. 抄寫 is a neutral act of writing something down, whereas 抄襲 implies the dishonest act of theft.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
