Funny And Clever Chinese “Shanzhai” Brands

KFG 啃他鸡 = "Nibble His Chicken" (rest assured the innuendo applies in Chinese as well).

Chinese Lesson Time

山寨 = shan1 zhai4 = literally “mountain stronghold” in reference to historical warlord holdouts that were outside of government control. A “shanzhai” edition product thus refers to products outside of government regulations that are widely reflected in the numerous fake and knockoff electronics/commodities made in China today. The term “shanzhai” can also refer to things that are improvised or home-made and are generally crude in both form and function (the closest English equivalent would be “ghetto”).

From Mop: “Collection of the most powerful “shanzhai” products in history!“:

Nowadays, pirating is rampant, so I hope everyone will be careful when purchasing! Especially on the trains and at train stations, they wear the “skin” of “brand name” daily consumption products, but they are not the real brands you want. They are what you commonly find in supermarkets and stores yet you will discover they are fake brands designed to easily ‘trick’ you. [Hope this will] give you a pair of intelligent eyes and help you recognize their features/signs [of being fake].

IVIKE VS NIKE.

康帅博VS康师傅: The word “师” (master) in Master Kang Ramen is replaced by the word “帅” (handsome).

汰渍 Tide.VS. 汰洁 Tids.

周住牌 VS 雕牌: the characters “周” and “住” is broken up form the character “雕” (eagle） to give the same appearance.

ADADAS VS ADIDAS.

ADIDOS VS ADIDAS.

PUNK VS PUMA.

五粮液 Wuliangye VS 三粮液: The character “五” (five) is replaced by “三” (three) for this fake version of the expensive Chinese liquor.

OLAY VS OKAY.

SQNY VS SONY.

Harry Potter and the Giant Funnel (wait what?).

白猫 White Cat brand VS 日猫 brand: Worse, “日” in northern dialect means “to fuck”.

脉劫 VS 脉动: The character “动” is replaced by the similar looking “劫”.

SK-D VS SK-Ⅱ.

飘柔 Rejoice VS 漂柔 elegance.

杏仁≠露.

雪碧 Sprite VS 雪霸: The character “碧” (green jade) is replaced by “霸” (tyrant).

茅台 Maotai VS. 茅台: The character “台” (tai2) in liquor is replaced by the similar looking “合” (he2).

Projector mobile phone Shanzhai look to big-screen TV?

The phone, called the projection LitPhone CLP from Shenzhen digital display Co., Ltd. (SCT Optronics Company Ltd.) Design and production, and in the spring of 2009 Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Hong Kong Electronics Fair) on display. LitPhone is a GSM phone, the same time, it also supports CMMB TV tuner functions, of course, the popular touch-screen functions can not be closed, and finally of course LitPhone a small built-in projectors, but is still not clear we have built LitPhone native projector How much resolution in the end.

 

 

 

South Korean media: China should completely eradicate the culture of cottage

News April 21, South Korean media, "Korean Daily News" published an article today, saying at a press visit to the north of Shenzhen Huaqiang phone store very large firms, to support the related businesses of more than 1000 staff and 200,000 behind the people of Shenzhen 1,000,000 . At the end of the article said that China should not be able to clear up the situation prior to the total eradication of cottage culture.

The following is a "Korean Daily News" reported that the full text:

▲ 18, China, Shenzhen Huaqiang North Trade Circle cottage of a specialized cell phone stores. A total of 4 layers, each layer of the building are small and labor-specialized stores phone. Shenzhen, the city had only 35 such places. Korean Daily News correspondent Shenzhen =李恒洙Photo

"Anycall" and "Anycoll", "iPhone" and the "HiPhone", "Nokia" and "Nckia" ... ...

China is the world's "cottage base." In China, home appliances, especially mobile phones "cottage fashion" is now completely changed the flow of genuine mobile phone order. It is said that the city of Shenzhen in southern China to 100 million people rely on "cottage phone" to make a living, even the local "red oranges, apples fainted," said.

Huaqiang North, Shenzhen City, one of the most bustling shopping district. 4 here and the centerline of the road in the middle of the sidewalk with a certain distance between the Samsung and LG billboards. Avenue on both sides there are Samsung, LG, Nokia, Apple and Motorola and other electronic products around the world well-known chain stores row upon row of expertise.

Saturday, April 18 around 2:00 p.m., reporters were crowded to the crowd挤去finally came to the road 20 meters inside the "pass out digital city." Inside the dilapidated building, thousands of traders, customers and mobile phone mix was packed crowded.

Next to the escalator on the second floor shop sales staff reporter施少雄pull his party, introduced a copy of Samsung F-408 mobile phone firms. He said there are many features of the phone, is almost the same quality and authentic.

But as long as careful a look, you can see the cottage goods. Image and boot the phone screen is almost the same and so on and genuine, it is almost impossible to distinguish, but the phone is not a sign of the surface "Anycall", but "Anycoll", "Anycom" or "Anyacll". Adhesion施少雄told reporters: "Anycall genuine price for the 2880 yuan (about 56 million won), but as long as 380 yuan (about ₩ 76,000)."

Not only Anycall, the U.S. Apple's "iPhone" logo was changed to "HiPhone", "MyiPhone" or "TiPhone", the color is different at first glance seems to be deliberately made the same product. World number one mobile phone business, "Nokia" logo "Nokia" has been changed to "Nckia", South Korea's "LG" has been changed to "LC", feels like the same product.

"Ming Tong digital city" near the "Yuanwang digital city" is also the case. Apple's "cottage" is more Yuanwang digital city in the first floor of a shop, a bloated body, wearing a light-colored sunglasses of more than 40-year-old female to 1100 yuan each (about 22 million won) the purchase price 3 the "HiPhone" phone. Come from Hong Kong, she said: "The main functions used have found no inconvenience." She said a friend to buy a few.

Recently, it is difficult to identify "high imitation machines" are endless. J a mobile phone expert said: "A few days ago here and bought a imitation." He took out an identical appearance, functions similar to "cottage iPhone". The genuine phone price 5600 yuan, but J has spent only one-seventh of a, that is 800 RMB will its purchase. From all appearances, the English name "iPhone" and the Apple logo cut off a piece of the same, the menu shown in a number of functions and the order of 10 is almost the same. A J, said: "and genuine compared to the basic functions, the game features, touch screen, multimedia capabilities and so the same amount of money, cottage machine still camera, and not genuine."

More than 20-year-old reporter to the clerk asked the woman said: "The sale of counterfeits nothing to do it?" Female clerk smiled and said: "function, and prices cheap, what is the problem. Orange red, Apple fainted."

According to the Shenzhen Statistics, as of the end of last year at the Electronic City, Huaqiang North, a total of 39 business areas in which more than 10,000 square meters (about 3000 square meters) of the 35 stores. More than 10,000 counter area of 2-3 square meters of shops in the wholesale and retail "cottage machine."

In China, imitation, imitation mobile phones in particular, is known as "cottage machine." Means that there is not genuine, from the word for "nest brigands" and "cottage" is used. Mobile phone firms in Shenzhen is a huge market, about 100 million people to make a living. Hong Kong's "Ming Pao Daily News" recently reported that: "Huaqiang North shopping district and the nearby market firms that support the livelihood of more than 1000 enterprises, as well as the 200,000 staff behind the one million people in Shenzhen."

Cottage sales in China, how to drive? Hong Kong's "Ming Pao Daily News" reported on the 7th, said: "China's' cottage machines' annual sales volume of around 200 million." "Ming Pao Daily News" said: "China's mountain fastness machine and the core region is the birthplace of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, the first core region Huaqiang North is. "The paper, in particular the iPhone has 90% of firms are from all over the flow of China.

Hong Kong, Shin I, Kim's lawyer, said: "Taking into account the national dignity, the Chinese should not be able to clear up the situation prior to the total eradication of cottage culture."

Key words: cottage

Dictionary meaning, the novel appeared in the "den of brigands (cottage)." Recently used to refer to "imitation," "fake." Almost identical with the genuine product is called the cottage products. But in China, the cottage was used as a creative and create a positive meaning, such as when the brigands nests than negative meaning, such as more time.

China's 3G era cottage is expected to ship this year ~ ~

   Currently prevailing in China, three 3G standards have a different focus on their own, and the introduction of the time not too long, the current markets that are too early to become the leader who will hold, and the cottage is the profit of manufacturers only, it is bound to have to wait until the market which have a tendency to open only after efforts to do so, the program is not an important issue, if they wish, the 3G mobile phone firms can be produced by us, another vendor said in a telephone them. He told reporters that as a result of WCDMA and CDMA2000 chips Qualcomm patents for all, the current price for the chip maker in terms of some high mountain fastness, which is inconsistent with the operation of low-cost firms. While the TD is because the mobile does not support current cottage machines, and some manufacturers are not optimistic about the future of mobile TD, which led to the current market few TD mobile phone manufacturers to join the ranks of firms.

 

    However, markets also have different opinions,怡亚's a person in charge said that although the program is not a problem now, but the need for 3G mobile phone companies have their own R & D capacity, which is different from the previous 2G mobile phone companies just want a few hours assembly with different accessories. In his view, which is currently in the market to support the 3G chip in the motherboard, as well as out of stock is in a state that many second-tier manufacturers, including companies such as Amoi exists the problem of insufficient material, it is impossible there are too many companies fall into the hands of cottage. However, he believes that the 3G mobile phones this year, firms will certainly be available in the second half, but these may be used in 3G mobile phone chip and motherboard are the European version, which is currently in the three 3G standards will be set up among the many different parameters, Thus, the instability may occur phenomenon.