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以假亂真
简 以假乱真 · 繁 以假亂真Mandarin · pinyin yǐ jiǎ luàn zhēn
Meanings
- (idiom) to pass off the fake as genuine; to blur the line between fake and real so convincingly that the fake is mistaken for the real thing
- 以
- yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
- 假
- jiǎ · falsehood, deception; vacation
- 亂
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- 真
- zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
- 乱
- luàn · confusion, state of chaos, revolt
Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.3–3–4–1 · yi3 jia3 luan4 zhen1
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