yīn​chā​yáng​cuò

due to an unexpected turn of events

  • created reference approved 阴差阳错/陰差陽錯 → 阴错阳差/陰錯陽差 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    阴差阳错 / 陰差陽錯 yīn​chā​yáng​cuò

    阴错阳差 / 陰錯陽差 yīn​cuò​yáng​chā

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 阴差阳错/陰差陽錯 → 鬼使神差 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    阴差阳错 / 陰差陽錯 yīn​chā​yáng​cuò

    鬼使神差 guǐ​shǐ​shén​chāi

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 阴差阳错/陰差陽錯 · yīn​chā​yáng​cuò · due to an unexpected turn of events — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    阴差阳错 / 陰差陽錯

    yīn​chā​yáng​cuò

    due to an unexpected turn of events

    (idiom) a mistake or misunderstanding caused by a series of coincidences or a strange twist of fate

    yīn​cuò​yáng​chā

    阴 (literal) → 阴/陰 · yīn · Yin (philosophy) 差 (literal) → 差 · chā · mistake 阳 (literal) → 阳/陽 · yáng · yang 错 (literal) → 错/錯 · cuò · mistake

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

    created sense