搬字過紙 [－－过纸]

Jyutping bun1 zi6 gwo3 zi2
Pinyin bān zì guò zhǐ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    直抄​，​尤其​冇​理解​過​、​消化​過​（​含​貶義​）
    (derogatory) to copy verbatim, especially without understanding
    • 搬字過紙直譯新聞，算乜記者？
      搬字过纸直译新闻，算乜记者？
      bun1 zi6 gwo3 zi2 zik6 jik6 san1 man2, syun3 mat1 gei3 ze2?
      How are they journalists if they just translate literally from (foreign) news?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, Cantonese, idiomatic
    to directly copy from a source its exact content
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    搬字过纸直译新闻，算乜记者？
    搬字過紙直譯新聞，算乜記者？
    bun1 zi6 gwo3 zi2 zik6 jik6 san1 man2, syun3 mat1 gei3 ze2?
    • How are they journalists if they just translate literally from (foreign) news?