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盜版

简盗版 · 繁盜版

Mandarin · pinyin dào bǎn

pirated
illegal
see also 正版 zhèng bǎn

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盜: Look up this written character
版: bǎn · printing blocks; edition
盗: dào · rob, steal; thief, bandit

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4–3 · dao4 ban3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dou6 baan2

Cantonese word readings for 盜版. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to pirate (to make unauthorized copies of books, software, recording, or other media)
to counterfeit

noun

pirated version; cracked version; warez

adj

(attributive) unauthorized; pirated; bootleg

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