将错就错

Traditional: 將錯就錯

jiāng cuò jiù cuò

Dictionary entry

lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake

What does 将错就错 mean?

将错就错 (jiāng cuò jiù cuò) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake

2to accept an error and adapt to it

3to muddle through

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将jiāngwill · shall 错Cuòsurname Cuo 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then · (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after

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How to pronounce 将错就错

将错就错

jiāng cuò jiù cuò

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