积非成是

Traditional form:

積非成是

Pinyin (reading):

jīfēichéngshì

Definitions:

• a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom); a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth

Characters:

• 积 - to store up, to amass, to accumulate
• 非 - not, negative, non-; to oppose
• 成 - to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
• 是 - to be; indeed, right, yes; okay

Traditional characters:

• 積 - to store up, to amass, to accumulate
• 非 - not, negative, non-; to oppose
• 成 - to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
• 是 - to be; indeed, right, yes; okay