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假冒偽劣

简假冒伪劣 · 繁假冒偽劣

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎ mào wěi liè

cheap quality counterfeit (goods)
low-quality commodities

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假: jiǎ · falsehood, deception; vacation
冒: mào · risk, brave, dare
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劣: liè · bad, inferior; slightly
伪: wěi · false, counterfeit, bogus

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3–4–3–4 · jia3 mao4 wei3 lie4

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(idiomatic) fake, forged, counterfeit and poor-quality; counterfeit and shoddy (generally speaking)

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