kitayski
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Azerbaijani[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Russian кита́йский (kitájskij, “Chinese”, adjective). From the popular notion of Chinese manufactured goods having poor quality in the 1990s and often being counterfeit copies of renowned Western brands.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
kitayski (comparative daha kitayski, superlative ən kitayski)
- (slang) fake, forged, counterfeit, not real, not sincere
- 2012 July 17, Musavat.com[1]:
- Rəfiqələr tanıyıram ki, ildə bir dəfə görüşüb üz-üzə gəlmirlər. Bütün dialoqları virtualdır. [...] O halda bu ünsiyyətin, dostluğun adı “kitayski” deyil, bəs nədir?
- I know some (female) friends that do not meet even once a year. All dialogues are virtual. [...] If that friendship is not to be called fake, then [I don't know] what is.
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “kitayski” in Obastan.com.