<p>几可乱真:</p>
<p>几:几乎 almost<br />
可:可以 can<br />
乱:错乱，混淆: mix up, confuse<br />
真:真实: real, genuine</p>
<p>所以这个词的意思就是几乎可以跟真的媲美（但还是假的）<br />
Therefore, the meaning of this phrase is: one could almost compare this (article, thing) to the genuine article (but it is still not genuine)</p>

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Pedroski
<p>几(幾)可乱(亂)真 could be transformed into 几可使真乱.</p>
<p><strong>乱真 -&gt; 使真乱</strong></p>
<p>In ancient Chinese literature, <strong>it was a very common way of using an adjective as a verb to express that subject made object become like what the adjective described</strong> which was called <strong>使动用法</strong>, there are some other examples:</p>
<ul>
<li>故天将降大任于斯人也，必先<strong>苦</strong>其心志，<strong>劳</strong>其筋骨，<strong>饿</strong>其体肤，<strong>空乏</strong>其身，行拂<strong>乱</strong>其所为，所以<strong>动</strong>心<strong>忍</strong>性，<strong>曾益</strong>其所不能；</li>
<li><strong>阙</strong>秦以<strong>利</strong>晋,唯君图之。</li>
</ul>
<p>You may find that there were also some verbs and nouns bold in the sentences, what means <strong>you can also use 使动用法 with a noun or a verb</strong> :</p>
<p>Examples of nouns:</p>
<ul>
<li>故扁鹊不能<strong>肉</strong>白骨，微、箕不能存亡国（使白骨肉）；</li>
<li><strong>祸</strong>国<strong>殃</strong>民（使国祸，使民殃）；</li>
<li>文王以百里之壤而<strong>臣</strong>诸侯（使诸侯臣）。</li>
</ul>
<p>Examples of verbs:</p>
<ul>
<li>既来之，则<strong>安</strong>之；（使之安）</li>
<li>君子<strong>正</strong>其衣冠，<strong>尊</strong>其瞻视，俨然人望而畏之，斯不亦威而不猛乎？（使其衣冠正，使其瞻视尊）。</li>
</ul>
<p>使动用法 was used to make the subject become something(by using <strong>nouns</strong>) or execute the behavior(by using <strong>verbs</strong>) or look like the <strong>adjectives</strong> described.</p>
<p>Hope the answer could help you in the future.</p>

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A Lod
<p>亂(v) = 冒充 (impersonate; imitate); 使混亂 (make confuse)</p>
<p>以假<strong>亂</strong>真  = <strong>Impersonate</strong> the real person with a fake; <strong>imitate</strong> the real thing with a fake</p>
<p>幾可<strong>亂</strong>真 = Can almost confuse (<strong>passing off</strong>) as the real thing</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>幾可亂真 means something along the lines of &quot;near identical to the real thing&quot;.</p>
<p>幾 = 幾乎 almost</p>
<p>可 = 可以 be/like</p>
<p>亂真 = near identical to the real object</p>
<p>Correct me if some of my understanding above is wrong. My question is what does 亂 mean? In
亂真 it seems 亂 is an adjective describing 真, so I can postulate 亂 means strongly/very. But the word 亂 itself means a mess/disorder, so I'm confused as to what it really means in 亂真. Thanks for the help.</p>

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Meaning of 亂 in 幾可亂真?
# Meaning of 亂 in 幾可亂真?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-04-22)

幾可亂真 means something along the lines of "near identical to the real thing".

幾 = 幾乎 almost

可 = 可以 be/like

亂真 = near identical to the real object

Correct me if some of my understanding above is wrong. My question is what does 亂 mean? In
亂真 it seems 亂 is an adjective describing 真, so I can postulate 亂 means strongly/very. But the word 亂 itself means a mess/disorder, so I'm confused as to what it really means in 亂真. Thanks for the help.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2024-04-22. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

几可乱真:

几:几乎 almost  
可:可以 can  
乱:错乱，混淆: mix up, confuse  
真:真实: real, genuine

所以这个词的意思就是几乎可以跟真的媲美（但还是假的）  
Therefore, the meaning of this phrase is: one could almost compare this (article, thing) to the genuine article (but it is still not genuine)


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### Answer by username_2 on 2024-04-22. Score: 2

几(幾)可乱(亂)真 could be transformed into 几可使真乱.

**乱真 -> 使真乱**

In ancient Chinese literature, **it was a very common way of using an adjective as a verb to express that subject made object become like what the adjective described** which was called **使动用法**, there are some other examples:

* 故天将降大任于斯人也，必先**苦**其心志，**劳**其筋骨，**饿**其体肤，**空乏**其身，行拂**乱**其所为，所以**动**心**忍**性，**曾益**其所不能；
* **阙**秦以**利**晋,唯君图之。

You may find that there were also some verbs and nouns bold in the sentences, what means **you can also use 使动用法 with a noun or a verb** :

Examples of nouns:

* 故扁鹊不能**肉**白骨，微、箕不能存亡国（使白骨肉）；
* **祸**国**殃**民（使国祸，使民殃）；
* 文王以百里之壤而**臣**诸侯（使诸侯臣）。

Examples of verbs:

* 既来之，则**安**之；（使之安）
* 君子**正**其衣冠，**尊**其瞻视，俨然人望而畏之，斯不亦威而不猛乎？（使其衣冠正，使其瞻视尊）。

使动用法 was used to make the subject become something(by using **nouns**) or execute the behavior(by using **verbs**) or look like the **adjectives** described.

Hope the answer could help you in the future.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2024-04-22. Score: 1

亂(v) = 冒充 (impersonate; imitate); 使混亂 (make confuse)

以假**亂**真 = **Impersonate** the real person with a fake; **imitate** the real thing with a fake

幾可**亂**真 = Can almost confuse (**passing off**) as the real thing


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