假戏真做 — “Fake play, real act”
假戏真做 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat a feigned or initially unserious matter as genuine and proceed with it earnestly; to turn a joke into a serious endeavor”. Literally, “Fake play, real act”.
假戏真做 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- jiǎ假rén人jiǎ假yì义feigned benevolence and righteousness
- jiǎ假rén人cí辞sè色feign amiability or kindness
- jiǎ假rén仁jiǎ假yì义feigned kindness and morality
- jiǎ假rén仁jiǎ假yì意feigned benevolence and false intentions
- jiǎ假rén仁zòng纵dí敌Feigned benevolence indulging the enemy
- jiǎ假yǐ以cí辞sè色treat with a kindly manner and gentle words
- jiǎ假gōng公jì济sī私use public office for private gain
- jiǎ假gōng公yíng营sī私abuse public office for private gain
- jiǎ假lì力yú于rén人leverage others' strength
- jiǎ假míng名tuō托xìng姓assume a false name
- jiǎ假qíng情jiǎ假yì意feigned affection, false intention
- jiǎ假xīng惺xīng惺feigned sincerity or compassion
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What does 假戏真做 mean?
假戏真做 (jiǎ xì zhēn zuò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat a feigned or initially unserious matter as genuine and proceed with it earnestly; to turn a joke into a serious endeavor”.
How do you pronounce 假戏真做?
假戏真做 is pronounced jiǎ xì zhēn zuò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 假戏真做 literally mean?
Literally, 假戏真做 means “Fake play, real act”. It is used to mean “to treat a feigned or initially unserious matter as genuine and proceed with it earnestly; to turn a joke into a serious endeavor”.
What is the Chinese definition of 假戏真做?
指戏演得逼真或把假的事情当作真的来做。