gǎo​wū​lóng

to mess up

  • created sense approved 搞乌龙/搞烏龍 · gǎo​wū​lóng · to mess up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    搞乌龙 / 搞烏龍

    gǎo​wū​lóng

    to mess up

    To make a foolish mistake; to mess something up or create a misunderstanding through an error.

    搞, 乌龙

    搞 (literal) → 搞 · gǎo · to cause 乌龙 (literal) → 乌龙/烏龍 · wū​lóng · mishap

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 搞乌龙/搞烏龍 · gǎo​wū​lóng · to score an own goal — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    搞乌龙 / 搞烏龍

    gǎo​wū​lóng

    to score an own goal

    To accidentally score a goal against one's own team (usually in football/soccer); by extension, to commit an embarrassing error that harms one's own side

    搞, 乌龙

    搞 (literal) → 搞 · gǎo · to cause 乌龙 (literal) → 乌龙/烏龍 · wū​lóng · mishap

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense