What does this mean?

[LiO163]

Can someone tell me 1) what this says (汉字) and 2) what it means?

 

 

 

Thanks!

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原著党

yuan2 zhu4 dang3

 

those who prefer the original of a story, instead of later adaptations

e.g. someone who likes a novel more than the movie based on that novel

[LiO163]

Thank you! I was having trouble figuring out '著'.

 

Does 原著党 have the same meaning as 原作党? Is there a reason for the use of the two different characters? Or am I making a silly mistake and they're both different?

 

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2 hours ago, LiO163 said:

Does 原著党 have the same meaning as 原作党?

 

I think more people say 原著党... There isn't an entry for 原作党 on 百度百科.