冒牌貨

简 冒牌货 · 繁 冒牌貨
Mandarin · pinyin mào pái huò

Meanings

  1. fake goods
  2. imitation
  3. forgery
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冒
mào · risk, brave, dare
牌
pái · signboard, placard
貨
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货
huò · goods, commodities, products
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4–2–4 · mao4 pai2 huo4

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noun

  1. fake; imitation; knockoff

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