kitayski

Azerbaijani

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): [ciˈtɑjsci], [t͡ʃiˈtɑjsci]
• Hyphenation: ki‧tays‧ki

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

kitayski (comparative daha kitayski, superlative ən kitayski)

1. (slang) fake, forged, counterfeit, not real, not sincere

   Synonyms: saxta, geydirmə

   kitayski müxalifət ― fake (i.e. controlled) opposition

   • 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

• Çin, çinli (“Chinese”)

Further reading

• “kitayski” in Obastan.com.