吃错药

Traditional: 吃錯藥

chī cuò yào

Dictionary entry

(lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine

What does 吃错药 mean?

吃错药 (chī cuò yào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine

2(fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual

3abnormal

Character breakdown

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吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)错Cuòsurname Cuo 药yàoleaf of the iris · variant of 藥|药[yao4]

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吃错药

chī cuò yào

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