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弄假成真

nung6 gaa2 sing4 zan1

nong4 jia3 cheng2 zhen1

what was make-believe has become reality

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

弄假成真

This word was added by bybell on 21st Dec 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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弄 lung6 nong4 long4 - play with; manage; make fun of
假 gaa2; gaa3 jia3; jia4 - false; holiday
成 sing4 seng4 cheng2 - completed; finished; fixed
真 zan1 zhen1 - true; real; factual

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