假戏真做

假戲真做
jiǎxìzhēnzuò

to turn a make-believe into reality

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 假 gēi used in 假掰 gēibāi
=1 假 jiǎ
  1. fake
  2. false
  3. artificial
  4. to borrow
  5. if
  6. suppose
=1 假 jià vacation
=1 假 jiǎ
  1. variant of 假 jiǎ
  2. to borrow
=2 戏 xì variant of 戏 xì
=2 戏 xì
  1. trick
  2. drama
  3. play
  4. show

classifiers: 齣, 場, 臺
3 真 zhēn
  1. really
  2. truly
  3. indeed
  4. real
  5. true
  6. genuine
4 做 zuò
  1. to make; to produce
  2. to write; to compose
  3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
  4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
  5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
  6. to assume (an air or manner)