弄假成真 [－－－－]

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Pinyin nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to turn simulation into reality unintentionally; fantasy becomes reality
    • 校方自備人造煙霧燻倒學生 消防演習“弄假成真”
      校方自备人造烟雾熏倒学生 消防演习“弄假成真”
      xiào fāng zì bèi rén zào yān wù xūn dǎo xué shēng ， xiāo fáng yǎn xí “ nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn ”
      Fantasy becomes reality! School authorities create artificial smoke, cause students to faint from suffocation
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    校方自备人造烟雾熏倒学生 消防演习“弄假成真”
    校方自備人造煙霧燻倒學生 消防演習“弄假成真”
    xiào fāng zì bèi rén zào yān wù xūn dǎo xué shēng ， xiāo fáng yǎn xí “ nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn ”
    • Fantasy becomes reality! School authorities create artificial smoke, cause students to faint from suffocation