以假乱真
yǐ​jiǎ​luàn​zhēn

to pass off a fake as genuine

  • created sense approved 以假乱真/以假亂真 · yǐ​jiǎ​luàn​zhēn · to pass off a fake as genuine — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以假乱真 / 以假亂真

    yǐ​jiǎ​luàn​zhēn

    to pass off a fake as genuine

    (idiom) to mix the fake with the genuine; to blur the line between fake and real so convincingly that the fake is mistaken for the real thing; to pass off a sham as genuine

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 假 (literal) → 假 · jiǎ · fake 乱真 (literal) → 乱真/亂真 · luàn​zhēn · to pass off as genuine

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