jill on July 8, 2011
@ Xiao Hu谢谢!Cheng & Tsui 就是出版社的名字。Cheng & Tsui is based in Boston, and specializes in publishing Asian language learning textbooks and multimedia educational materials.For more of our take on 山寨, check out our Slang Series blog post: http://www.cheng-tsui.com/blog. Like most slang words, I don't think there's one good translation of 山寨. It mostly depends on the context. In English, for 山寨东西,如山寨iPhone, we would normally say knockoff iPhone or fake iPhone. But for the 山寨春节联欢晚会, I would call it an "imitation Chinese Festival Gala" or "a parody of the Chinese Festival Gala." Come to think of it, 春节晚会 is a word I'm at odds with translating myself!
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