Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Counterfeit goods; fake items: Objects made to deceive by imitating the appearance of genuine, often more valuable, items. This includes forged products, replicas, and imitations intended to be sold as authentic.
   • Imitation materials: Substances manufactured to look and feel like a more expensive natural material (e.g., imitation leather, imitation silk).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thị trường này bán rất nhiều đồ giả. (This market sells a lot of counterfeit goods.)
  • Cô ấy mua phải một chiếc túy xách đồ giả. (She accidentally bought a fake handbag.)
  • Áo khoác này làm bằng đồ giả da. (This jacket is made of imitation leather.)

Advanced Usage

• "hàng đồ giả": counterfeit merchandise; fake products. This phrase emphasizes the commercial aspect of fake goods.

  • Cảnh sát đã thu giữ một lô hàng đồ giả. (The police confiscated a shipment of counterfeit merchandise.)

• "đồ giả mạo": forged or falsified items. This term often implies a deliberate intent to deceive for illegal gain, commonly used for documents, signatures, or currency.

  • Hắn ta bị bắt vì làm đồ giả mạo giấy tờ. (He was arrested for creating forged documents.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hàng giả (n): synonymous with "đồ giả," meaning fake goods or counterfeit products.

  • Người tiêu dùng cần cảnh giác với hàng giả. (Consumers need to be wary of fake goods.)

• Đồ nhái (n): knock-off goods; items that closely copy the design of a branded product but may not claim to be the original brand.

  • Cửa hàng đó chuyên bán đồ nhái thời trang. (That store specializes in selling fashion knock-offs.)

• Giả mạo (v, adj): to forge; to counterfeit; fraudulent. This is the verb/adjective form related to creating fakes.

  • Tội giả mạo chữ ký là rất nghiêm trọng. (The crime of forging a signature is very serious.)

Synonyms

• Đồ fake (n, slang): fake stuff; a common slang term borrowed from English.
• Hàng nhái (n): knock-off goods; imitative products.

Related Phrases

• "Phân biệt thật giả": to distinguish between real and fake.

  • Rất khó để phân biệt thật giả với loại hàng này. (It's very difficult to distinguish real from fake with this type of product.)

• "Làm giả": to counterfeit; to make fake copies of something.

  • Băng nhóm này chuyên làm giả tiền. (This gang specializes in counterfeiting money.)

Related Idioms

• "Treo đầu dê, bán thịt chó": Literally "Hang up a goat's head, sell dog meat." This idiom describes the act of advertising one thing but selling another, inferior or fake, product. It is a metaphor for fraud and deception.
  • Cửa hàng đó treo đầu dê bán thịt chó, toàn là đồ giả cả. (That shop is fraudulent; everything they sell is fake.)

1. Counterfeit; imitations
   • Đồ giả da
     Imitation leather