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pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true

弄假成真
nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn
n+òng·4th tonej+iǎ·3rd tonech+éng·2nd tonezh+ēn·1st tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to produce the opposite of the desired result适得其反shì dé qí fǎn
Antonyms
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous · to overdo it画蛇添足huà shé tiān zúto overreach oneself · to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face弄巧成拙nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō