Definition & Meaning

mistake or error due to a strange combination of circumstances; accidental error/mistake

Word usage

yīn chā yáng cuò

阴 差 阳 错

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derogmistake or error due to a strange combination of circumstances; accidental error/mistake
- yào bu shì yīn wèi yī diǎn diǎn de yīn chā yáng cuò wǒ xiàn zài yīng gāi yě hái liú zài měi guó jì xù xué yè ne
  要不是因为一点点的阴差阳错，我现在应该也还留在美国继续学业呢。
  What's even more crazy is that I was only one small decision away from being at school in America right now as well.
- yóu yú zhǒng zhǒng yīn chā yáng cuò sān shí suì shí wǒ men jié le hūn
  由于种种阴差阳错，三十岁时我们结了婚。
  We got married when I was 30 for all the wrong reasons.
synonym
yīn cuò yáng chā阴错阳差 yī chā èr cuò一差二错 sān chā wǔ cuò三差五错

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Note
1."鬼使神差" is different from "阴差阳错". "鬼使神差" emphasizes acting involuntarily; "阴差阳错" emphasizes the result of accident. 2."差" cannot be pronounced as "chà" in "阴差阳错".

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