歪打正著
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Chinese
[edit]| askew | beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen |
just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year |
particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer | ||
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| trad. (歪打正著/歪打正着) | 歪 | 打 | 正 | 著/着 | |
| simp. (歪打正着) | 歪 | 打 | 正 | 着 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄞ ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: waidǎjhèngjháo
- Wade–Giles: wai1-ta3-chêng4-chao2
- Yale: wāi-dǎ-jèng-jáu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uaidaajenqjaur
- Palladius: вайдачжэнчжао (vajdačžɛnčžao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /waɪ̯⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: waai1 daa2 zing3 zoek6
- Yale: wāai dá jing jeuhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: waai1 daa2 dzing3 dzoek9
- Guangdong Romanization: wai1 da2 jing3 zêg6
- Sinological IPA (key): /waːi̯⁵⁵ taː³⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sœːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]歪打正著
- to have used the wrong method or have had no intention of doing something but arrive at the correct result nevertheless