| 积非成是 |
jī fēi chéng shì |
a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth |
| 积 |
jī |
to amass; to accumulate; to store up / (math.) product (the result of multiplication) / (TCM) constipation; indigestion |
| 非 |
Fēi |
abbr. for 非洲, Africa |
| 非 |
fēi |
to not be; not / wrong; incorrect / non-; un-; in-; de- / to reproach; to blame / (coll.) to insist on; simply must |
| 成 |
Chéng |
surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都 |
| 成 |
chéng |
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth |
| 是 |
shì |
to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion) |
| 是 |
shì |
variant of 是 |