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翻攝

简翻摄 · 繁翻攝

Mandarin · pinyin fān shè

to create an image or video by copying an existing one (e.g. taking a photo of a picture in a magazine, recording a video playing on a monitor, taking a screenshot of an online photo)
to remake (a film or TV show)

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翻: fān · flip over, upset, capsize
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摄: shè · take in, absorb; act as deputy

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1–4 · fan1 she4

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