歪打正著

Chinese

		askew	beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen	just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer
trad. (歪打正著/歪打正着)		歪	打	正	著/着
simp. (歪打正着)		歪	打	正	着

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wāidǎzhèngzháo

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞ ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waai¹ daa² zing³ zoek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wāidǎzhèngzháo
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞ ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: waidǎjhèngjháo
    • Wade–Giles: wai¹-ta³-chêng⁴-chao²
    • Yale: wāi-dǎ-jèng-jáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uaidaajenqjaur
    • Palladius: вайдачжэнчжао (vajdačžɛnčžao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: waai¹ daa² zing³ zoek⁶
    • Yale: wāai dá jing jeuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waai¹ daa² dzing³ dzoek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wai¹ da² jing³ zêg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːi̯⁵⁵ taː³⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sœːk̚²/

Idiom

歪打正著

1. to have used the wrong method or have had no intention of doing something but arrive at the correct result nevertheless

Synonyms

• (Cantonese, Hakka) 錯有錯著／错有错著
• (Hakka) 差有差著