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弄虛作假

简 弄虚作假 · 繁 弄虛作假
Mandarin · pinyin nòng xū zuò jiǎ

Meanings

  1. to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
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弄
nòng · do, play or fiddle with; alley
虛
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作
zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
假
jiǎ · falsehood, deception; vacation
虚
xū · false
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4–1–4–3 · nong4 xu1 zuo4 jia3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2

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lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to practice fraud

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