东吴招亲，弄假成真東吳招親，弄假成真東吳招親，弄假成真

a marriage-suit in Eastern Wu: the pretence turns real

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes a scheme or pretence that ends up really happening, against the planner's intention. Said when a clever plan backfires.

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Simplified: 东吴招亲，弄假成真
Traditional (Taiwan): 東吳招親，弄假成真
Pinyin: Dōngwúzhāoqīn, nòngjiǎchéngzhēn
Bopomofo: ㄉㄨㄥㄨˊ ㄓㄠㄑㄧㄣ，ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣ

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