Meaning of 积非成是
积非成是 means long-repeated falsehood becomes accepted as truth; customary error becomes standard. Pronounced jī fēi chéng shì.
- long-repeated falsehood becomes accepted as truth; customary error becomes standard
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
ge个
lì历
shǐ史
diǎn典
gù故
de的
zhēn真
shí实
xìng性
cún存
yí疑
，
dàn但
jīng经
guò过
shù数
bǎi百
nián年
de的
chuán传
bō播
，
yǐ已
shì是
jī积
fēi非
chéng成
shì是
，
hěn很
shǎo少
yǒu有
rén人
qù去
zhì质
yí疑
le了
。
The authenticity of this historical anecdote is doubtful, but after centuries of dissemination, the falsehood has become accepted as truth, and few people question it anymore.
Gōng公
sī司
lǐ里
nà那
ge个
dī低
xiào效
de的
liú流
chéng程
yòng用
le了
èr二
shí十
nián年
，
dà大
jiā家
xí习
yǐ以
wéi为
cháng常
，
zhēn真
shì是
jī积
fēi非
chéng成
shì是
ā啊
。
That inefficient procedure has been used in the company for twenty years; everyone takes it for granted—a clear case of a customary error becoming standard.
Yǒu有
xiē些
mín民
jiān间
sú俗
yǔ语
zài在
yǔ语
fǎ法
shàng上
bìng并
bù不
guī规
fàn范
，
dàn但
liú流
chuán传
guǎng广
le了
，
yě也
jiù就
jī积
fēi非
chéng成
shì是
le了
。
Some folk sayings are not grammatically standard, but after becoming widespread, the errors have been accepted as correct.
Zài在
kē科
xué学
shǐ史
shàng上
，
dì地
xīn心
shuō说
de的
guān观
niàn念
céng曾
cháng长
qī期
zhàn占
jù据
zhǔ主
dǎo导
，
shì是
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
jī积
fēi非
chéng成
shì是
。
In the history of science, the geocentric view was dominant for a long time, a classic example of a long-standing falsehood being accepted as truth.
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