歪打正著
wāi​dǎ​zhèng​zháo

to score a lucky hit

  • created sense approved 歪打正着/歪打正著 · wāi​dǎ​zhèng​zháo · to score a lucky hit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    歪打正着 / 歪打正著

    wāi​dǎ​zhèng​zháo

    to score a lucky hit

    To succeed by a lucky stroke; to obtain a good result despite using the wrong method or having no intention of doing so.

    歪 (literal) → 歪 · wāi · crooked 打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit 正 (literal) → 正 · zhèng · precisely 着 (literal) → 着/著 · zháo · [result]

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