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搞錯

简搞错 · 繁搞錯

Mandarin · pinyin gǎo cuò

mistake
to make a mistake
to blunder
mistaken

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搞: gǎo · to clear, clarify
錯: cuò · error, blunder, mistake, wrong
错: cuò · error, blunder, mistake; wrong

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3–4 · gao3 cuo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaau2 co3

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verb

to mistake something for something else
to make a mistake; to err

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