假一賠十

简 假一赔十 · 繁 假一賠十
Mandarin · pinyin jiǎ yī péi shí

Meanings

  1. lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them
  2. fig. (of goods) 100% genuine
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假
jiǎ · falsehood, deception; vacation
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
賠
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十
shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
赔
péi · indemnify, suffer loss
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3–1–2–2 · jia3 yi1 pei2 shi2

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gaa2 jat1 pui4 sap6

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Exact source record假一賠十 假一赔十 [jia3 yi1 pei2 shi2] /lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them/fig. (of goods) 100% genuine/