阴差阳错

Traditional: 陰差陽錯

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Dictionary entry

(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events

What does 阴差阳错 mean?

阴差阳错 (yīn chā yáng cuò) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events

Character breakdown

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阴Yīnsurname Yin 差chādifference; discrepancy · (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)阳yángpositive (electric.) · sun 错Cuòsurname Cuo

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