nòng
jiǎ
chéng
zhēn

idiom

Meaning of 弄假成真

弄假成真 means pretence turns into reality; a joke or act becomes real. Pronounced nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn.

  • pretence turns into reality; a joke or act becomes real

Definitions & Examples

men
liǎ
běn
lái
zhǐ
shì
jiǎ
zhuāng
qíng
 
méi
xiǎng
dào
jiǔ
shēng
qíng
 
zhēn
de
jié
hūn
le
 
zhēn
shì
nòng
jiǎ
chéng
zhēn
 

They were originally just pretending to be a couple, but unexpectedly, affection grew over time, and they really got married. It truly turned pretence into reality.

Gōng
wèi
le
xuān
chuán
pāi
le
wēi
diàn
yǐng
 
jié
guǒ
zài
wǎng
shàng
huǒ
 
yǐn
le
hěn
duō
tóu
zhě
 
zhè
jiǎn
zhí
shì
nòng
jiǎ
chéng
zhēn
le
 

The company made a short film for publicity, but it went viral online and attracted many investors. This is practically a joke turning into reality.

Péng
you
jiān
kāi
wán
xiào
shuō
yào
huǒ
chuàng
 
jié
guǒ
jiā
yuè
liáo
yuè
rèn
zhēn
 
zuì
hòu
zhēn
zhù
le
gōng
 
zhēn
shì
nòng
jiǎ
chéng
zhēn
 

Friends were joking about starting a business together, but as they talked, they got more serious and ended up really registering a company. It was a case of pretence becoming reality.

Zhè
jué
kāi
shǐ
zhǐ
shì
chuàn
 
méi
xiǎng
dào
guān
zhòng
fǎn
xiǎng
liè
 
zuì
hòu
chéng
le
dìng
zhǔ
yǎn
 
wèi
nòng
jiǎ
chéng
zhēn
 

This character was initially just a guest role, but unexpectedly, the audience responded enthusiastically, and he eventually became a permanent lead actor. You could say the act turned real.