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弄假成真

nòng jiǎ chéng zhēndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
pretense that turns into reality (idiom) / to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-681f81cb24488b0f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

弄假成真 弄假成真 [nong4 jia3 cheng2 zhen1] /pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 弄
    lòng

    lane / alley

    nòng

    to do / to manage / to handle / to play with / to fool with / to mess with / to fix / to toy with

  • 假
    gēi

    used in 假掰[gēi bāi]

    jiǎ

    fake / false / artificial / to borrow / if / suppose / to borrow (variant of 假[jiǎ])

    jià

    vacation

  • 成
    chéng

    to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth

    Chéng

    surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都[Chéng dū]

  • 真
    zhēn

    really / truly / indeed / real / true / genuine

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.