soeng1 ban2 faa3商品化
Jyutpingsoeng1 ban2 faa3
Yalesēung bán fa
Definition
To commodify, commercialize, or turn goods and services into objects of trade; commodification.
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How it's used
Used primarily in critical or analytical contexts to describe the transformation of intangible concepts, cultural practices, or public services into profit-driven products. It carries a slightly negative or cynical tone, implying that the soul or original purpose of the subject is being lost to market forces.
Examples
Everything is being commodified nowadays, it's so meaningless.
Do you think this traditional festival has been commodified yet?
Related words
Common phrases
over-commodification
full-scale commodification
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
