錯 (co3 cok3 cou3 | cuo4 cu4 ) : wrong; fault; interlocked

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錯

co3 cok3 cou3

cuo4 cu4

(jyutping) co3 (pinyin) cuo4
[1] wrong; mistaken; erroneous
[2] fault; demerit; blunder
[3] intricate; complex; confused
[4] (used in the negative) bad; poor
[5] miss out; evade; dodge
[6] polish jade; inlay with gold; grindstone

(jyutping) cok3 co3 (pinyin) cuo4
interlocked and jagged; strewn with/around

(jyutping) cou3 (pinyin) cu4
variant of 措

For the meaning of "interlocked", Jyutping cok3 is the literary pronunciation; co3 is the colloquial.

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Stroke count: 16

Level: 2

Radical: (#167)

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

錯 / 错

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Dec 2009 01:23

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唔錯 m4 co3 = correct; not bad 粵

做錯 zou6 co3 zuo4 cuo4 = to err; to make a mistake

搭錯線 daap3 co3 sin3 da1 cuo4 xian4 = get one's wires crossed

搞錯 gaau2 co3 = mistaken; do sth. wrong

有冇搞錯 jau5 mou5 gaau2 co3 = are you kidding me? 粵

冇錯 mou5 co3 = that's correct 粵

沒錯 mut6 co3 mei2 cuo4 = that's correct 國

不錯 bat1 co3 bu4*2 cuo4 = not bad; correct

交錯 gaau1 cok3 jiao1 cuo4 = interlock; crisscross

精神錯亂 zing1 san4 co3 lyun6 jing1 shen2 cuo4 luan4 = insanity
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Showing all 7 examples containing 錯

上次我做錯嘢粵
Last time I made a mistake.

不要嘲笑別人的錯誤或不幸。
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.

乜咁錯蕩嚟探班呀粵
What brings you here today to visit me at my office?

一做錯少少嘢就俾佢插, 唔乞人憎就奇! 粵
He chews you out for every small mistake you make, it's no wonder he's so unpopular!

請饒恕我的過錯國
Please forgive my past trangressions.

做事出錯要改正﹐但要避免矯枉過正。
We must correct what has been done wrong, but also avoid making correction beyond what is really necessary.

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