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a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth

积非成是
jī fēi chéng shì
j+ī·1st tonef+ēi·1st tonech+éng·2nd tonesh+ì·4th tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake · to accept an error and adapt to it · to muddle through将错就错jiāng cuò jiù cuòingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom); bad old practices die hard积重难返jī zhòng nán fǎn
Antonyms
bring order out of chaos · set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder拨乱反正bō luàn fǎn zhèng