Daily Chinese Idiom Puzzle Game
弄虚作假 (nòng xū zuò jiǎ)
To engage in fraud or deception; to fabricate or falsify something.
Literal: 弄 (make/do) 虚 (empty/false) 作 (make/do) 假 (fake)
The company was caught弄虚作假 in its financial reports.
This idiom describes dishonest behavior to deceive others.
The second character means 'empty' or 'unreal'.
The idiom 弄虚作假 (nòng xū zuò jiǎ) is a widely-used Chinese expression meaning To engage in fraud or deception; to fabricate or falsify something.. Literally, each character means: 弄 (make/do) 虚 (empty/false) 作 (make/do) 假 (fake).
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