yīn​cuò​yáng​chā

unlucky coincidence

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

    阴错阳差 / 陰錯陽差 yīn​cuò​yáng​chā

    阴差阳错 / 陰差陽錯 yīn​chā​yáng​cuò

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 阴错阳差/陰錯陽差 · yīn​cuò​yáng​chā · unlucky coincidence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    阴错阳差 / 陰錯陽差

    yīn​cuò​yáng​chā

    unlucky coincidence

    (idiom) a mistake or misunderstanding caused by an unexpected combination of accidental factors or a strange turn of events; a comedy of errors

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

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 阴错阳差/陰錯陽差 · yīn​cuò​yáng​chā · inauspicious day — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    阴错阳差 / 陰錯陽差

    yīn​cuò​yáng​chā

    inauspicious day

    (literary) an unlucky day in traditional astrology determined by the alignment of the heavenly stems and earthly branches

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

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

    created sense