走错 走錯 zǒu cuò to go the wrong way / to take the wrong (road, exit etc) 将错就错 將錯就錯 jiāng cuò jiù cuò lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom) / to make the best after a mistake / to accept an error and adapt to it / to muddle through 出岔子 chū chà zi to go wrong / to take a wrong turning syn 是非自有公论 是非自有公論 shì fēi zì yǒu gōng lùn to determine right and wrong based on public opinion (idiom) / Public opinion will judge what's right and wrong. 出漏子 chū lòu zi to take a wrong turn / to go wrong 怎么搞的 怎麼搞的 zěn me gǎo de How did it happen? / What's wrong? / What went wrong? / What's up? 男怕入错行，女怕嫁错郎 男怕入錯行，女怕嫁錯郎 nán pà rù cuò háng , nǚ pà jià cuò láng men fear getting into the wrong line of business, women fear marrying the wrong man (proverb) 弯路 彎路 wān lù winding road / roundabout route / detour / (fig.) wrong way (of doing sth) syn 不痛不痒 不痛不癢 bù tòng bù yǎng lit. doesn't hurt, doesn't tickle (idiom) / sth is wrong, but not quite sure what / fig. not getting to any matter of substance / scratching the surface / superficial / perfunctory syn 出问题 出問題 chū wèn tí to have sth go wrong / to have a problem arise / to give problems 弄错 弄錯 nòng cuò to err / to get sth wrong / to miscalculate / to misunderstand syn 服输 服輸 fú shū to concede / to admit defeat / to admit sth is wrong after insisting it is right syn 张冠李戴 張冠李戴 zhāng guān lǐ dài lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head / to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom) / to confuse one thing with another syn 失风 失風 shī fēng trouble / damage / setback / sth goes wrong 手滑 shǒu huá to do sth by mistake (with one's hand) / to make a slip of the hand (e.g. click the wrong button) 误置 誤置 wù zhì to put sth in the wrong place 所托非人 所託非人 suǒ tuō fēi rén to entrust sth to the wrong person and get let down 即可 jí kě equivalent to 就可以 / can then (do sth) / can immediately (do sth) / (do sth) and that will suffice 乐意 樂意 lè yì to be willing to do sth / to be ready to do sth / to be happy to do sth / content / satisfied syn 换取 換取 huàn qǔ to obtain (sth) in exchange / to exchange (sth) for (sth else) 改换 改換 gǎi huàn to change (sth) / to alter (sth) / to change over (to sth else) syn 塞给 塞給 sāi gěi to slip sb sth / to press sb to accept sth / to insert surreptitiously / to foist sth off on sb 异事 異事 yì shì sth else / a separate matter / not the same thing / with different jobs (not colleagues) / a remarkable thing / sth special / an odd thing / sth strange or incomprehensible 牢笼 牢籠 láo lóng cage / trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals) / fig. bonds (of wrong ideas) / shackles (of past misconceptions) / to trap / to shackle syn 翻车 翻車 fān chē (of a vehicle) to flip over / (fig.) to go wrong / to flop syn 吃错药 吃錯藥 chī cuò yào (lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine / (fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual / abnormal 歧路 qí lù divergent path / (fig.) wrong path syn 曲直 qū zhí lit. crooked and straight / fig. right and wrong, good and evil syn 是非曲直 shì fēi qū zhí lit. right and wrong, crooked and straight (idiom) / fig. merits and demerits / pros and cons syn 混淆黑白 hùn xiáo hēi bái to confuse black and white / to say that black is white / fig. not to distinguish right from wrong syn 争长论短 爭長論短 zhēng cháng lùn duǎn lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom) / fig. to squabble / to argue over minor issues syn 众口铄金 眾口鑠金 zhòng kǒu shuò jīn lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom) / fig. public clamor can obscure the actual truth / mass spreading of rumors can confuse right and wrong 成则为王，败则为寇 成則為王，敗則為寇 chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom) / fig. losers are always in the wrong 黑白分明 hēi bái fēn míng lit. black and white clearly contrasted (idiom) / fig. unambiguous / black-and-white / in sharp contrast / to distinguish clearly right from wrong syn 投错胎 投錯胎 tóu cuò tāi to be reincarnated in the wrong womb / (fig.) to be born into unfortunate circumstances (impoverished family, domestic violence etc) 滚瓜烂熟 滾瓜爛熟 gǔn guā làn shú lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom) / fig. to know fluently / to know sth inside out / to know sth by heart syn 叶公好龙 葉公好龍 yè gōng hào lóng lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom) / fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it / ostensible fondness of sth one really fears syn 空谷足音 kōng gǔ zú yīn lit. the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom) / fig. sth hard to come by / sth wonderful and rare 三天打鱼，两天晒网 三天打魚，兩天曬網 sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb) / fig. not to persevere in doing sth / to do sth by fits and starts 雪藏 xuě cáng to keep sth in cold storage / (fig.) to suspend a performer or sports player (as punishment) / to keep sb or sth out of sight until the right moment (e.g. a key player on a sports team) 挂钩 掛鉤 guà gōu to couple / to link / to hook together / (fig.) (preceded by 與|与[yu3] + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}) / (Tw) to collude (with {entity}) / (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc) / to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc) / to tie (remuneration to performance etc) / hook (on which to hang sth) / latch hook / coupling syn 脱胎 脫胎 tuō tāi to be born / (fig.) to develop out of sth else (of ideas, stories, political systems etc) / (fig.) to shed one's body (to be reborn) / bodiless (e.g. lacquerware) 擦边 擦邊 cā biān to make light contact with the edge of sth / (fig.) to be nearly (a certain age) / to be close to (danger) / (fig.) to be marginal (in terms of relevance or legality) 踩雷 cǎi léi to step on a mine / (fig.) to inadvertently do sth that has an unpleasant result / (fig.) to be accidentally exposed to a spoiler 开花 開花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish syn 热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn 鬼扯脚 鬼扯腳 guǐ chě jiǎo lit. ghost pulls your leg / involuntary tug of muscles / fig. very unlucky / fig. argumentative / fig. can't help doing it 外溢 wài yì (of liquid) to spill out / to overflow / (of gas) to leak out / (fig.) to spill over / to spread (to new areas) / (fig.) (of wealth etc) to drain / to flow outward (esp. overseas) / (fig.) (of talent) to show / to be revealed 错误 錯誤 cuò wù mistaken / false / wrong / error / mistake / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 不对 不對 bù duì incorrect / wrong / amiss / abnormal / queer syn 没错 沒錯 méi cuò that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong syn 黑白 hēi bái black and white / right and wrong / monochrome syn 是非 shì fēi right and wrong / quarrel syn 不平 bù píng uneven / injustice / unfairness / wrong / grievance / indignant / dissatisfied syn 对不对 對不對 duì bù duì right or wrong? / Is it right? / OK, yes? (colloquial) 长短 長短 cháng duǎn length / accident / mishap / right and wrong / good and bad / merits and demerits syn 背面 bèi miàn the back / the reverse side / the wrong side syn 不对劲 不對勁 bù duì jìn not in good condition / wrong / fishy syn 相公 xiàng gong lord / master / young gentleman / male prostitute / catamite / mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes / (old form of address for one's husband) husband syn 犯错 犯錯 fàn cuò to err / to make a mistake / to do the wrong thing 良知 liáng zhī innate sense of right and wrong / conscience / bosom friend syn 失足 shī zú to lose one's footing / to slip / to take a wrong step in life syn 一无是处 一無是處 yī wú shì chù (idiom) not one good point / everything about it is wrong syn 逆行 nì xíng to go the wrong way / to go against one-way traffic regulation 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi apparently right but actually wrong / specious (idiom) syn 翻盘 翻盤 fān pán to make a comeback / (of a doctor's assessment of the gender of a fetus) to turn out to be wrong 执迷不悟 執迷不悟 zhí mí bú wù to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom) syn 执迷不悟 執迷不悟 zhí mí bù wù to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom) syn 理亏 理虧 lǐ kuī in the wrong syn 歧途 qí tú fork in a road / wrong road syn 误入歧途 誤入歧途 wù rù qí tú to take a wrong step in life (idiom) / to go astray syn 不分青红皂白 不分青紅皂白 bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong 乱丢 亂丟 luàn diū to discard in the wrong place (cigarette butts etc) / to leave one's things lying around 评理 評理 píng lǐ to judge between right and wrong / to reason things out 申雪 shēn xuě to right a wrong / to redress an injustice syn 护短 護短 hù duǎn to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong syn 明辨是非 míng biàn shì fēi to distinguish right and wrong (idiom) 出乱子 出亂子 chū luàn zi to go wrong / to get into trouble syn 倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī to go against the tide (idiom) / to do things all wrong / to try to turn back history / a perverse way of doing things syn 不白之冤 bù bái zhī yuān unrighted wrong / unredressed injustice syn 非 fēi to not be / not / wrong / incorrect / non- / un- / in- / de- / to reproach / to blame / (coll.) to insist on / simply must syn 弃暗投明 棄暗投明 qì àn tóu míng to renounce the dark and seek the light / to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one syn 白 bái white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera syn 不问青红皂白 不問青紅皂白 bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong 颠倒是非 顛倒是非 diān dǎo shì fēi to invert right and wrong syn 错车 錯車 cuò chē to give right of way to another vehicle / the wrong bus 错 錯 cuò mistake / wrong / bad / interlocking / complex / to grind / to polish / to alternate / to stagger / to miss / to let slip / to evade / to inlay with gold or silver syn 洗冤 xǐ yuān to right a wrong / to redress an injustice syn 差 chà different / wrong / mistaken / to fall short / to lack / not up to standard / inferior / Taiwan pr. [cha1] syn 左 zuǒ left / the Left (politics) / east / unorthodox / queer / wrong / differing / opposite / variant of 佐[zuo3] syn 呛 嗆 qiāng to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way) syn 湔 jiān to wash / to redress (a wrong) / name of a river syn 不分皂白 bù fēn zào bái not distinguishing black or white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong 是非分明 shì fēi fēn míng to distinguish right from wrong (idiom) 乐极生悲 樂極生悲 lè jí shēng bēi extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom) / Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong! syn 混淆是非 hùn xiáo shì fēi to confuse right and wrong (idiom) syn 生不逢时 生不逢時 shēng bù féng shí born at the wrong time (idiom) / unlucky (esp. to complain about one's fate) / born under an unlucky star / ahead of his time syn 积非成是 積非成是 jī fēi chéng shì a wrong repeated becomes right (idiom) / a lie or an error passed on for a long time may be taken for the truth 良知良能 liáng zhī liáng néng instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom) / untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong / innate moral sense 