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阴差阳错
yīn​chā​yáng​cuò

due to an unexpected turn of events

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 阴 陰 yīn
    Yin (philosophy)
    the female, passive, or negative principle in nature (as opposed to Yang)
  2. 差 chā nounverb
    mistake
    mistake; error; an unintentional fault
  3. 阳 陽 yáng
    yang
    (bound form) in Chinese philosophy, the positive, active, or male principle in nature; opposite of 阴 yīn
  4. 错 錯 cuò noun
    mistake
    mistake; error; fault; blunder