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積非成是

简积非成是 · 繁積非成是

Mandarin · pinyin jī fēi chéng shì

a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth

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1–1–2–4 · ji1 fei1 cheng2 shi4

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zik1 fei1 sing4 si6

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(idiomatic) mistakes have become so habitual that they are instead regarded as right