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Mandarin · pinyin kàn cuò

to misinterpret what one sees or reads
to misjudge (sb)
to mistake (sb for sb else)
to misread (a document)

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看: kàn · look, see; examine, scrutinize
錯: cuò · error, blunder, mistake, wrong
错: cuò · error, blunder, mistake; wrong

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4–4 · kan4 cuo4

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verb

to misinterpret what one sees or reads
to misinterpret what one sees or reads — to misjudge (a person)
to misinterpret what one sees or reads — to mistake (a person for someone else)
to misinterpret what one sees or reads — to misread (a document)

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