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以假亂真 (ji5 gaa2 lyun6 zan1) — mix the false with the genuine in Cantonese

jiˏ₅以gaaˊ²假lyunˍ₆亂zanˉ¹真
简 以假乱真
Mandarin Pinyin: yi3 jia3 luan4 zhen1

Meaning of 以假亂真

nounmix the false with the genuine
nounusing fake things to pretend to be authentic ones, to deceive

Characters in 以假亂真

以ji5
giving cause
假gaa2
borrow; avail oneself of
亂lyun6
jumble up; throw into chaos; confuse
真zan1
true; real; factual; genuine; actual; substantial; really; truly

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