誤 (ng6 | wu4) : incorrect; mistake; miss; impede; mistakenly

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誤

ng6

wu4

[1] [adj] incorrect; wrong
[2] [n] mistake; error
[3] [v] miss; delay
[4] [v] impede; hinder; harm
[5] [adv] mistakenly; by accident

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: (#149)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

誤 / 误

This word has been viewed 6552 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th May 2015 01:48

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誤會 ng6 wui6 wu4 hui4 = misunderstand, misinterpret

失誤 sat1 ng6 shi1 wu4 = error; to lapse; to miss; to err

錯誤 co3 ng6 cuo4 wu4 = error; mistake; mistaken

誤解 ng6 gaai2 wu4 jie3 = misunderstanding; misconception

誤差 ng6 caa1 wu4 cha1 = difference; inaccuracy; error

誤用 ng6 jung6 wu4 yong4 = misuse

耽誤 daam1 ng6 dan1 wu5 = to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere

延誤 jin4 ng6 yan2 wu4 = to cause or incur loss through delay; delayed

謬誤 mau6 ng6 miu4 wu4 = error; mistaken idea; falsehood

誤導 ng6 dou6 = misdirect; misguide; mislead

百分誤差 baak3 fan6 ng6 caa1 bai3 fen1 wu4 cha1 = percentage error

相對誤差 soeng1 deoi3 ng6 caa1 xiang1 dui4 wu4 cha1 = relative error

絕對誤差 zyut6 deoi3 ng6 caa1 jue2 dui4 wu4 cha1 = absolute error

錯誤的 co3 ng6 dik1 cuo4 wu4 de5 = [adj] fallacious 國

錯誤的結合 co3 ng6 dik1 git3 hap6 cuo4 wu4 de5 jie2 he2 = illusory conjunction 國

誤炸 ng6 zaa3 = an accidental bombing

訛誤 ngo4 ng6 e2 wu4 = an error (in a text)

因誤會而結合，因了解而分開 jan1 ng6 wui6 ji4 git3 hap6, jan1 liu5 gaai2 ji4 fan1 hoi1 = become a couple because of misunderstanding, and break up becuase of knowing each other deeply

誤人子弟 ng6 jan4 zi2 dai6 wu4 ren2 zi3 di4 = misteach or mislead young people

誤點 ng6 dim2 wu4 dian3 = not on time; delayed

誤殺 ng6 saat3 wu4 sa4 = manslaughter; mistakenly killed

勘誤 ham1 ng6 kan1 wu4 = correct printing errors

讀音錯誤 duk6 jam1 co3 ng6 du2 yin1 cuo4 wu4 = mispronounciation

一場誤會 jat1 coeng4 ng6 wui6 yi1 chang3 wu4 hui4 = a misunderstanding

誤鳴 ng6 ming4 wu4 ming2 = false alarm; of an alarm to go off unintentionally

誤傳 ng6 cyun4 wu4 chuan2 = to disseminate misinformation

最大絕對誤差 zeoi3 daai6 zyut6 deoi3 ng6 caa1 zui4 da4 jue2 dui4 wu4 cha1 = [math.] maximum absolute error

聰明反被聰明誤 cung1 ming4 faan2 bei4 cung1 ming4 ng6 cong1 ming2 fan3 bei4 cong1 ming2 wu4 = too clever by half; cleverness may overreach itself

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不要嘲笑別人的錯誤或不幸。國
Do not jeer at the mistakes or misfortunes of others.

對他的錯誤不能遷就。國
We mustn't pass over his mistakes.

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