以假乱真(yǐ jiǎ luàn zhēn)

4 charactersTrad. 以假亂真

(idiom) to pass off the fake as genuine

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Word information

Pinyin
yǐ jiǎ luàn zhēn
Meaning
(idiom) to pass off the fake as genuine; to blur the line between fake and real so convincingly that the fake is mistaken for the real thing
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
以假亂真

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