弄假成真

Chinese

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to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with; lane; alley

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vacation; fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose

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finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth

!real; true; genuine |- !simp. and trad.
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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nòngjiǎchéngzhēn

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁶ gaa² sing⁴ zan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: nòngjiǎchéngzhēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nonqjeachengrjen
  - IPA ^(key): /nʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯a̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lung⁶ gaa² sing⁴ zan¹
  - Yale: luhng gá sìhng jān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁶ gaa² sing⁴ dzan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lung⁶ ga² xing⁴ zen¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²² kɑː³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/

Idiom

弄假成真

to turn simulation into reality unintentionally; fantasy becomes reality
- 校方自備人造煙霧熏倒學生　消防演習「弄假成真」 [MSC, trad.]
  校方自备人造烟雾熏倒学生　消防演习“弄假成真” [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2003: anon. 相关新闻 (news items)
  xiàofāng zìbèi rénzào yānwù xūndǎo xuéshēng; xiāofáng yǎnxí “nòngjiǎchéngzhēn” [Pinyin]
  Fantasy becomes reality! School authorities create artificial smoke, cause students to faint from suffocation

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