faan1 baan2翻版
Jyutpingfaan1 baan2
Yalefāan báan
Definition
Pirated goods; unauthorized reproductions of copyrighted products.
colloquialshoppingother
How it's used
Beyond the literal meaning of pirated goods, this term is frequently used metaphorically to describe someone who looks exactly like another person, similar to calling them a carbon copy. It carries a slightly derogatory or mocking tone when applied to people, implying they are an unoriginal imitation. In the context of products, it is the standard term for anything counterfeit or bootleg.
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gin2件gínExamples
This disc is a pirated copy, don't buy it.
Why would you buy pirated clothes, that's so weird?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with copycat behavior in a social sense, which is usually described using the verb 抄襲. While 翻版 implies a physical reproduction, 抄襲 refers to the act of plagiarism or imitating someone's ideas.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
