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乌焉成马
wū​yān​chéng​mǎ

copying begets mistakes

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
乌焉成马 烏焉成馬 wū​yān​chéng​mǎ
copying begets mistakes
Characterizes the way words become corrupted through repeated copying; refers to how the characters 乌 wū, 焉 yān, and 马 mǎ look similar and are easily confused.