積非成是
jī​fēi​chéng​shì

errors accepted as truth

  • created reference approved 积非成是/積非成是 → 习非成是/習非成是 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    积非成是 / 積非成是 jī​fēi​chéng​shì

    习非成是 / 習非成是 xí​fēi​chéng​shì

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 积非成是/積非成是 · jī​fēi​chéng​shì · errors accepted as truth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    积非成是 / 積非成是

    jī​fēi​chéng​shì

    errors accepted as truth

    (idiom) a lie or an error passed on for a long time may eventually be taken for the truth; to get used to what is wrong and regard it as right

    积 (literal) → 积/積 · jī · long-standing 非 (literal) → 非 · fēi · wrong 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · correct

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense